Ventouse
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cupping glass. obsolete
"[I]t commeth at length to fall upon the fleſh which the ventoſe ſticketh faſt unto, and by heating and inchafing, it expreſſeth the humor that is within, into the ventoſe or cupping veſſel."
- 2 A suction cup-like device used on a baby's head to assist in difficult childbirths.
Verb
- 1 To cup; to use a cupping glass. obsolete
Example
More examples"[I]t commeth at length to fall upon the fleſh which the ventoſe ſticketh faſt unto, and by heating and inchafing, it expreſſeth the humor that is within, into the ventoſe or cupping veſſel."
Etymology
Possibly continuing Middle English ventouse, ventuse, ventose, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman ventuse; or perhaps a reborrowing directly from French ventouse, or both.
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