A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.
A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.