An act of kneading; an application of pressure in massage.

A centripetal stroking movement made with the flat or the heel of the hand.

A kneading treatment used in massage.

= pétrissage, n.

Percussive massage. rare.

Massage by striking gently with the fingertips. Obsolete.

A form of massage involving various techniques of pressing or compressing muscles; an instance of this. Now rare.

A sawing movement of the hand used in massage.

(See quot. 1887.)

Percussion, esp. as a part of the treatment in massage.

In massage: the action or technique of massaging by striking with the edge of the hand. Cf. hack, v.1 1e.