bloodings
/ˈblʌdɪŋz/
noun
- The act of drawing blood from someone, especially as a medical treatment in the past (plural form used for multiple instances).
- Historical records describe bloodings as a common practice for many illnesses.
- Medieval doctors performed bloodings to balance the body's humors.
- The patient endured several bloodings before the physician realized it was not helping.
- The first experience of something, especially a difficult or dangerous activity (plural form used for multiple such experiences).
- The young soldiers received their bloodings in the first skirmish.
- New firefighters often remember their first bloodings vividly.
- The team's bloodings in the early games prepared them for the championship.
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