Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blood-pudding.
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- verb Present participle of
blood .
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Examples
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♦ A Bride will render his body fully alive, giving him breath and making his heart beat, a process known as blooding.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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A Bride will render his body fully alive, giving him breath and making his heart beat, a process known as blooding.
Demon From The Dark Kresley Cole 2010
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A Bride will render his body fully alive, giving him breath and making his heart beat, a process known as blooding.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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• A Bride will render his body fully alive, giving him breath and making his heart beat, a process known as blooding.
Deep Kiss Of Winter Kresley Cole 2009
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Through the spring months the trench raids continued in their process of "blooding" the new army for the "big push."
My Second Year of the War Frederick Palmer 1915
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The enemy had been routed in battle, and that night, the victors sang by firelight, celebrating the successful "blooding" of a promising new recruit, who'd proved a natural-born fighter.
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He said a combination of the strength of the euro against the pound, favourable tax rates on the continent and Uefa's new financial fair play rules would increase the likelihood of top clubs blooding young players.
Trevor Brooking urges clubs to give youngsters more first-team chances Owen Gibson 2010
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England will be the better for blooding players this year, Tom Wood, Alex Corbisiero and Matt Banahan as a centre for three, but there are times when hardened warriors are needed.
Six Nations 2011: England's lessons for World Cup | Paul Rees 2011
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Yet while the integration of Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere, or the blooding of Phil Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will draw the focus in the months to come, Parker will be made to feel at home.
Scott Parker is delighted to have found England niche after 10 years of trying 2011
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Hey kinda sound like Bush era stuff ... politics = poly (many) + tics (blooding sucking scavengers)
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