Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blood-stick
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein.

Example Sentences

"1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein"

Etymology

From blood + stick.

Inflected Forms

bloodsticks (plural)

Questions

What does bloodstick mean?: A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein.
Where does bloodstick come from?: From blood + stick.

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