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blooding

American  
[bluhd-ing] / ˈblʌd ɪŋ /

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. (in fox hunting) an informal initiation ceremony in which the face of a novice is smeared with the blood of the first fox that person has seen killed.

Etymology

Origin of blooding

First recorded in 1590–1600; blood + -ing 1

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