shed blood

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Definitions of shed blood words

verb with object shed blood to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain. 1
verb with object shed blood to emit and let fall, as tears. 1
verb with object shed blood to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.). 1
verb with object shed blood to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water. 1
verb with object shed blood to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process. 1
verb with object shed blood Textiles. to separate (the warp) in forming a shed. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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