Blooding

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bleeding. historical

    "Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of blood form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From blood + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English blodyng, equivalent to blood + -ing.

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