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fleshment

American  
[flesh-muhnt] / ˈflɛʃ mənt /

noun

Obsolete.

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

Etymology

Origin of fleshment

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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