n. a cup of tea. [ British ]
n. [ Fropm cup. ] One who performs the operation of cupping. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also, sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cupping glass,
Dry cupping,
Wet cupping,
a.
n. [ Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog, pl. of mishcup. ] (Zool.) See 2d Scup. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v. ] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also
Scupper hose (Naut.),
Scupper nail (Naut.),
Scupper plug (Naut.),
n. [ Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ]