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Also Inflected form of cup

cupping

cup·ping

UK/ˈkʌpɪŋ/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

Origin

From Middle English cupping, equivalent to cup + -ing.

Phrases

  • cupping glass
  • cupping jar
  • cupping therapy

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