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cupping glass

–noun
a glass vessel, used in cupping, in which a partial vacuum is created, as by heat.

Origin:
1535–45
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cupping glass n.
A glass vessel from which the air has been exhausted by heat or suction, applied to the skin to draw blood to the surface for therapeutic purposes. Also called cup.

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