BLOODLETTING
Scrabble letter values: B3L1O1O1D2L1E1T1T1I1N1G2 = 16
Definition
- noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine).
- noun indiscriminate slaughter. — synonyms: bloodbath, bloodshed, battue
Examples
- “a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered”
- “ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name”
- “the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder”