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cupping

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cupping (noun)
  2. cup (verb)
  3. cupping glass (noun)

cup·ping

noun

Definition of CUPPING

: an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat

First Known Use of CUPPING

14th century

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