| 释义 |
blood-letter|ˈblʌdˌlɛtə(r)|
[OE. blód lǽtere (see prec.).]
He who or that which lets blood.
c1000ælfric Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker Voc. 117 Flebotomarius, blodlætere. c1440Promp. Parv. 40 Bloode latare. 1612Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 19, I have seen the like once done by an ignorant blood letter. 1840Hood Up Rhine 10 It's a self-acting blood-letter. |