bloodbath

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Alternative forms

• blood bath

[edit] Etymology

Coined in 1867. Compound of blood and bath, the latter used to refer in the metaphorical sense to a deluge of a thing.

[edit] Noun

bloodbath (plural bloodbaths)

1. Indiscriminate killing or slaughter.

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