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leech2  audio  (lch) KEY 

NOUN:
Nautical
  1. Either vertical edge of a square sail.
  2. The after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English leche, probably from Middle Low German lk, leech line; see leig- in Indo-European roots


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