The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Horse-leech \Horse"-leech`\, n.
   1. (Zool.) A large blood-sucking leech (H[ae]mopsis vorax),
      of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and
      mouths of horses.
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   2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.
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