leech line

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a line for hauling the middle of a leech of a square sail up to the yard.

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Etymology

Origin of leech line

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

Mr Towlinson replies to Cook, far be it from him to stand in the way of that good feeling which he could wish to see; and adjourning in quest of the housemaid, and presently returning with that young lady on his arm, informs the kitchen that foreigners is only his fun, and that him and Anne have now resolved to take one another for better for worse, and to settle in Oxford Market in the general greengrocery and herb and leech line, where your kind favours is particular requested.

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