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
Example Sentences
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The cupper, Knox, preferred the crescent blades because they gave a sharper cut.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
I'd far rather just nip out and get a portion of steak-and-kidney pie and a nice cupper tea at an A.B.C.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Mrs. Oliver Onions
The feature of inserting a pinion with clean and sharp blades permitted the cupper to own only two scarificators.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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 Charles Dickens
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 Toby Appel
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 Toby Appel
Professional cuppers who took pride in their skill naturally avoided such novelties.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
Either the claims of the inventors of improved scarificators were unjustified, or cuppers were unwilling to try novel instruments in what was becoming an old-fashioned and increasingly less popular operation.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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 Toby Appel
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