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Meaning of sanguisuge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A leech (blood-sucking annelid).

obsolete, rare

Examples

“For that blody judge And mighty sanguisuge, The Pope that is so huge, Is ever ther refuge;”
“Proceede to more manifest diminishing of the humor, by bludletting, cupping, or sanguisuges”
“Can slice a veine, and by the trifid sluce Of sanguisuge diminish peccant blood”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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