leach

"My grandmother used the leach in the backyard to make her own soap from wood ashes. "

"My grandmother used a wooden leach to make lye from wood ashes for her homemade soap. "

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"The doctor used a leech to draw blood and reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger. "

""My lazy cousin is a leach; he always borrows money but never pays it back." "

"The doctor carefully positioned the leach over the swollen bruise, hoping to draw out the pooled blood and reduce the inflammation. "

"In past centuries, people consulted a leach for medical advice and treatment. "

"In the small village, Freya was known as the village's leach, skilled in herbal remedies and healing touch. "

"The wind filled the square sail, causing the leach to curve gently outwards. "

"The sailboat's leach was flapping in the wind. "

"Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."

"Rain can leach minerals from the soil, carrying them away into the river. "