Meaning of let blood | Babel Free
Definitions
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To extract blood from (a person, part of the body etc.). archaic, historical, transitive
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To bleed someone; to extract blood from a person, part of the body etc. for supposed therapeutic purposes, especially by phlebotomy. archaic, historical, intransitive
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To make (someone or something) bleed, in a general sense; to cut; to kill. figuratively
Examples
“Is the foole sicke […] Alacke, let it blood.”
“The Swiss […] let him blood immediately, without hesitation, being always provided with a case of lancets, against all accidents on the road.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.