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  • leech-finger — …   Useful english dictionary

  • leech — {{11}}leech (1) bloodsucking aquatic worm, from O.E. læce (Kentish lyce), of unknown origin (with a cognate in M.Du. lake). Commonly regarded as a transferred use of LEECH (Cf. leech) (2), but the Old English forms suggest a distinct word, which… …   Etymology dictionary

  • leech — 1. A bloodsucking aquatic annelid worm (genus Hirudo, class Hirudinea) sometimes used in medicine for local withdrawal of blood.For various l. species, see Hirudo. 2. To treat …   Medical dictionary

  • finger — {{11}}finger (n.) O.E. fingor, from P.Gmc. *fingraz (Cf. O.S. fingar, O.Fris. finger, O.N. fingr, Du. vinger, Ger. Finger, Goth. figgrs), with no cognates outside Germanic; perhaps connected with PIE *penkwe , the root meaning five. As a unit of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • leech — n. a type of worm that possesses suckers at both ends of its body. Leeches occur in tropical forests and grasslands and in water. Certain parasitic species suck blood from animals and humans, and their bites cause irritation and, in some cases,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • ring finger — noun Finger between middle finger and little finger; the third finger (UK) or the fourth finger (US), especially of the left hand. ( ring finger is the left hand; ring finger is either hand.) Syn: digit IV, fourth digit, fourth finger, gold… …   Wiktionary

  • gold-finger — noun the third finger Syn: leech finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinable finger, medicinal finger, physic finger, physical finger, physician finger …   Wiktionary

  • physic finger — noun the ring finger Syn: gold finger, leech finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinable finger, medicinal finger, physical finger, physician finger, ring …   Wiktionary

  • physical finger — noun the ring finger Syn: gold finger, leech finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinable finger, medicinal finger, physic finger, physician finger, ring fing …   Wiktionary

  • physician finger — noun the third finger Syn: gold finger, leech finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinable finger, medicinal finger, physic finger, physical finger, ring finge …   Wiktionary

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