cupping glass

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noun

a glass vessel, used in cupping, in which a partial vacuum is created, as by heat.

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Origin of cupping glass

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby cupping glass

cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cup plant, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium, cupreous

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How to use cupping glass in a sentence

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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
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Where the outside conditions are not very favourable, practically all the British species may be grown with ease under glass.
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It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
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British Dictionary definitions for cupping glass

cupping glass

noun

med archaic a glass vessel from which air can be removed by suction or heat to create a partial vacuum: formerly used in drawing blood to the surface of the skin for slow bloodlettingAlso called: artificial leech

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