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n. - Any of several large freshwater leeches.

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  • Away flew the wire strands length after length -- ocean was indeed insatiable -- 'More!' and 'More!' cried the daughter of horseleech from the black night of waters, and...
  • "The horseleech has two daughters, crying, Give! give!"
  • The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring.
  • Would hang on their ears like a horseleech, till I were full, and
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