Definition of letting

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Letting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Le.

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Phlebotomy :: Phlebotomy (n.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting..
Let-off :: Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom..
Sublet :: Subletting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Suble.
Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury..
Percolation :: Percolation (n.) The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it..
Letting :: Letting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Le.
Arteriotomy :: Arteriotomy (n.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting..
Demission :: Demission (n.) The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection..
Catoptromancy :: Catoptromancy (n.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable..
Spoliator :: Spoliative (a.) Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting..
Go-out :: Go-out (n.) A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out..
Let-alone :: Let-alone (a.) Letting alone.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery..
Abroach :: Abroach (adv.) Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped..
Charter :: Charter (n.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below..
Extravasation :: Extravasation (n.) The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels..
Loose :: Loose (n.) A letting go; discharge.
Intromission :: Intromission (n.) The act of letting go in; admission.
Bloodletting :: Bloodletting (n.) The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection..
Tabling :: Tabling (n.) The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding..
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