'Horse-leech' definitions:

Definition of 'Horse-leech'

From: GCIDE
  • Horse-leech \Horse"-leech`\, n.
  • 1. (Zool.) A large blood-sucking leech (H[ae]mopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon. [1913 Webster]