† percutev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To massage (a part of the body) by tapping or striking gently with the hands or fingers. Cf. percuss v. 2a, percussion v. 2.
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1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 517 In both lung consolidation, and pleuritic effusion, there is dullness on percussion, and resistance to the percuting finger.
1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iv. 98 After having..frictioned, and percuted the muscles of the neck.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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