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† ˈblood-ˌthirster Obs. One who thirsts for blood; a bloodthirsty man.
1560J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 251 b, The cruell counselles of bludthirsters. 1564Haward Eutropius 95 He demeaned hymselfe wyth great cruelty, and as a bloudthyrster. So † ˈblood-ˌthirsting ppl. a. = next.
a1617Hieron Wks. I. 20 The malicious and bloud-thirsting humour of Cain. 1642S. Ash Best Refuge 7 Blood-thirsting Saul. 1763Churchill Duellist iii. 68 (D.) Assassination, her whole mind Blood-thirsting, on her arm reclin'd. |