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cuppings

cuppings is the plural of cupping.

Meaning of cupping

Noun

cupping (countable and uncountable, plural cuppings)

  1. (archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
  2. (archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
  3. Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
  4. The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
  5. The act of forming something into a cup shape.
    • the cupping of one's hands

Questions about cuppings

What is cuppings the plural of?
Cuppings is the plural of cupping.

Words near cuppings in the dictionary

  1. cupping therapy
  2. cupping-glass
  3. cupping-glasses
  4. cupping-jar
  5. cupping-jars
  6. cuppings
  7. Cupples
  8. Cuppleses
  9. Cupps
  10. cuppy
  11. cupr-

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