blooding

Verb

blood (third-person singular simple present bloods, present participle blooding, simple past and past participle blooded)

1. (transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
   • The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat […]1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
2. (historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
   • On Sᵗ Stephens day the Farrier came constantly and blouded all the Cart-horses.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 27
3. (transitive) To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed.
   • Roberts-Smith and his commander had made it clear the "rookie" needed to kill someone to truly become part of the squadron. They called it a "blooding". The assault patrols cleared the compound known as Whiskey 108 and declared it secure. An opportunity for a blooding emerged when a hidden tunnel...2026 April 7, Michael Bachelard, “Kill boards, trophy hunting and 'blooding': What courts have already heard about Ben Roberts-Smith's alleged crimes”, in The Sydney Morning Herald
4. (obsolete, transitive) To make eager for bloodshed or combat; to incite or enrage against.

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