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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(farriery) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein..
1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein
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Bloodstick means (farriery) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein..
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1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein
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