Leeching

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Medical treatment.
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  • verb. Present participle of leech.
  • Word Usage
    "CSX Transportation has agreed to pay the District $7.5 million toward environmental cleanup programs as part of a settlement reached this month after D.C. inspectors witnessed pollutants leeching from the company's Benning Road rail yard."
    verb-stem
    leech