Bullockleach
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mugwortismy cat
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I can't think what else it could mean. Presumably he only dealt with cattle 
Quite probably something of the sort.
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London on the Internet Archive refers to a "Mr Tooth, a farrier and bullock-leach". It is in a letter dated November 15th 1774 describing the effect of lightning on a bullock, so could well be that the vet was called....
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London on the Internet Archive refers to a "Mr Tooth, a farrier and bullock-leach". It is in a letter dated November 15th 1774 describing the effect of lightning on a bullock, so could well be that the vet was called....
Bay Horse
Can be a bit of a dark horse
Or maybe...
In a nutshell, leeches were used in medicine on humans - as we all know. It was extremely popular and there weren't enough leeches to meet demand.
So on 'leech farms' livestock were driven into the marshes to 'nourish' many thousands of leeches to meet demand. I expect it was quite profitable. Leeches were later imported.
Just been reading with my toes curling. I can't bear the things - we get them in our garden pond.
Source - doctaly.com
In a nutshell, leeches were used in medicine on humans - as we all know. It was extremely popular and there weren't enough leeches to meet demand.
So on 'leech farms' livestock were driven into the marshes to 'nourish' many thousands of leeches to meet demand. I expect it was quite profitable. Leeches were later imported.
Just been reading with my toes curling. I can't bear the things - we get them in our garden pond.
Source - doctaly.com
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London on the Internet Archive refers to a "Mr Tooth, a farrier and bullock-leach". It is in a letter dated November 15th 1774 describing the effect of lightning on a bullock, so could well be that the vet was called....
The OED uses that quotation in its entry for bullock-leech (sic), which it defines as a cattle-doctor.
AnnB
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I thought there might be mentions in the papers but they are very few and far between. There is an advert in the Sussex Advertiser of the 30th January 1786 for. Thomas Daws, who describes himself as a “Horse Farrier and Bullock Leach”, but that’s about it.
Findem
The Fearless One. Rest in Peace.
Washing my hands in the vanity basin looked in the mirror and there on my shoulder was a thin Leech making it's way to my neck, it soon became much thinner and much dead.
I remember ducking under a bush in the back garden, I suspect that's where i picked it up, or rather it picked me up.