1. The practice or art of healing using leeches; bloodletting or medical treatment involving leeches.
Usage: archaic; historical; plural form of leechcraft
2. Medical knowledge or skill; the practice of medicine or healing arts.
Usage: archaic; rare; plural form of leechcraft

Examples

• Medieval physicians relied on various leechcrafts to treat their patients.
• The old herbalist's leechcrafts were passed down through generations.
• Historical records document the use of leechcrafts in ancient medical practice.
• Leechcrafts were once considered a legitimate form of medical treatment.
• The museum exhibit displayed tools used in traditional leechcrafts.