† ˈblood-ˌsupper Obs.
[f. blood n. + sup v.]
A blood-thirsty person. (Frequent in 16th c.)
| 1524 S. Fish Supplic. Begg. (1529) 5 A cruell, deuelisshe bloudsupper. a 1563 Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 324 Killed by these unsaciate blood-soupers for his truths sake. |