- A leech - Leech - Leech, e.g. - Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo
medicinalis), and related species. - One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one
guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. - A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender;
an extortioner.
- One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a
shedder of tears. - A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately
afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs,
which are most prized while in this state.