Bible Dictionaries
Cupping
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also, sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
(2):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cup
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cupping'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cupping.html. 1828.