cupper
Americannoun
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cuppers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cupper
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1560–70 for current sense; late Middle English; see cup, -er 1
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He told me instead, with much rapidity, a good deal about her skill, and her profits; and about her being a scientific cupper, if I should ever have occasion for her service in that capacity.
From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles
A. The one is a cupper and the other is a sorcerer.
From Mr. Punch in Bohemia by Various
One cupper, George Frederick Knox, offered in addition personal instruction in cupping procedures.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
One is a cupper, the other a sorcerer.
From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.
The new gadgets could not rival the traditional instruments in the hands of an experienced cupper, and, moreover, they were usually much more expensive.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
Watching professional cuppers at work is like watching a silent ballet with tasters swirling around the table in choreographed moves.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2021
Professional cuppers were concerned with avoiding any appearance of clumsiness, else the patient might come to fear an operation essential to his health.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
Even the artisans do not remain at home, but go and work in the villages, even the Feldscher goes about the district with the "cuppers."
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
This advance was mentioned by Mapleson in 1813 and adopted by London professional cuppers thereafter.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
While doubtless some surgeons bought fancy equipment in order to impress their patients, other surgeons, and the professional cuppers, realized that expensive and unfamiliar gadgets could inspire more dread than awe, especially among rural patients.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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