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fleshment

[ flesh-muhnt ]

noun

, Obsolete.
  1. the state of being stimulated, as by a successful first attempt at something.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fleshment1

1595–1605; flesh + -ment, where flesh refers to the practice of feeding raw flesh to a hunting animal to make it more eager for the chase

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