ventosan.
Surgery. Obsolete.
= ventose n.1
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box?a1425
bleeding-boistc1440
ventose1500
cucurbit?1541
cucurbitule?1541
cupping-glass1545
boxing glass1562
ventosa1562
wind-glass1585
cupping box1592
boxing cup1605
cup-glass1616
cup1617
bleeding-bowl1911
1562 W. Bullein Bk. Use Sicke Men f. lxviii, in Bulwarke of Defence There are twoo kindes of the ventosas, or Boxinges.
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n.1562- pull away the shoulder
- pull back
- pull by the ear
- pull by the ears
- pull by the etc
- pull by the nose
- pull by the sleeve
- pull caps
- pull cart
- pull devil, pull baker
- pull devil, pull etc
- pull devil, pull parson
- put someone on blast
- put someone right
- put someone under the table
- put something against a person's beard
- put something down one's neck
- put something in a person's head
- put something in delay
- put something in hazard
- put something into a person's head
- put something on delay
- put something on ice
- put something on the ball
- put something on the fritz