Word: leechlines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leech
lines
Definition: Plural of leechline. A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
Morphemes:
Affix: leech
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lechen
Language: enm
Decoded: lechen
Meaning: to cure, heal, treat
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).