Blooded

Blooded
Blood Blood, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blooding}.] 1. To bleed. [Obs.] --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

2. To stain, smear or wet, with blood. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Reach out their spears afar, And blood their points. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war. [1913 Webster]

It was most important too that his troops should be blooded. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

4. To heat the blood of; to exasperate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much blooded one against another. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • blooded — adjective a) Experienced. Ill let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once hes been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way hes pointing. b) Descended from. Hes a full blooded Apache …   Wiktionary

  • blooded — adj. 1 (of horses etc.) of good pedigree. 2 (in comb.) having blood or a disposition of a specified kind (cold blooded; red blooded) …   Useful english dictionary

  • blooded — /blud id/, adj. 1. having blood of a specified kind (used in combination): warm blooded animals. 2. (of horses, cattle, etc.) derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree. [1200 50; ME; see BLOOD, ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • blooded — adjective 1》 having blood or a temperament of a specified kind: thin blooded. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. (of horses or cattle) of good pedigree …   English new terms dictionary

  • blooded — blood•ed [[t]ˈblʌd ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having blood of a specified kind (used in combination): warm blooded animals[/ex] 2) ahb. purebred • Etymology: 1200–50 …   From formal English to slang

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