cupping : Idioms & Phrases
Cupping glass
- a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
Webster 1913
Dry cupping
- the application of a cupping instrument without scarification, to draw blood to the surface, produce counter irritation, etc.
Webster 1913
Wet cupping
- the operation of drawing blood by the application of a cupping instrument after scarification.