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noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood | ||||
| 46% | 3 | To alter the angle of a fore-and-aft sail in order to sail closer to the wind. | ||
noun • any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) verb • refuse to comply • shift from one side of the ship to the other | ||||
| 44% | 12 | Sail used to reduce fore-and-aft sail area | ||
noun • the innermost jib (just ahead of the foremast) on a large square-rigged ship. | ||||
Meaning Healer An Old Word For A Physician Or The Aft Edge Of A Sail
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LEECH which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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LEECH
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