BLOODLETTING

Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: B3L1O1O1D2L1E1T1T1I1N1G2 = 16

Definition

  1. noun formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine).
  2. 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”

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