ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from blood + -shed (from sheden to shed) — more at shed
1. : the shedding or spilling of blood : act of shedding human blood
2. : the taking of life (as in war or murder) : slaughter , carnage
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from blood + -shed (from sheden to shed) — more at shed
1. : the shedding or spilling of blood : act of shedding human blood
2. : the taking of life (as in war or murder) : slaughter , carnage
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012