ventouse

Etymology

Possibly continuing Middle English ventouse, ventuse, ventose, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman ventuse; or perhaps a reborrowing directly from French ventouse, or both.

noun

  1. (obsolete) A cupping glass.
  2. (medicine) A suction cup-like device used on a baby's head to assist in difficult childbirths.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To cup; to use a cupping glass.

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