cupper
Americannoun
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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A. The one is a cupper and the other is a sorcerer.
From Mr. Punch in Bohemia by Various
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 Appel, Toby
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
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
Both Guy’s and Westminster Hospitals in London employed a professional cupper to aid physicians and surgeons.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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