cupping

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Twice she had assisted in cupping, and she believed she could perform the operation.

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  1. noun A treatment in which evacuated glass cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood toward or through the surface. It was used for disorders associated with an excess of blood, one of the four humors of medieval physiology.

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  • However, it can be associated with glaucomatous cupping, which is the formation of an ocular-disk depression seen in some cases of glaucoma. —  Breaking News from thetimes-tribune.com
  • As a marketing strategy, "cupping" is straight from the wine-industry playbook. —  Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
  • We were introduced to cupping: In essence, fresh ground coffee is steeped in hot water in individual cups for a certain amount of time; you break the "crust," the grounds that float to the top, and smell and taste the brew to identify aromas and flavor (smoky, caramel, chocolate, ashy ... cucumber) or possible flaws; and then you slurp. —  Eater LA
  • After the cupping, I bought some Esmeralda beans (at $44 per pound, the home-brewed pot of coffee I'm drinking this morning works out to about 70 cents per cup). —  TNT Diner
  • I didn't taste them at the cupping, and I don't taste them now. —  TNT Diner
 

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