† ˈblood-ˌthirster Obs.
One who thirsts for blood; a bloodthirsty man.
| 1560 J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 251 b, The cruell counselles of bludthirsters. 1564 Haward Eutropius 95 He demeaned hymselfe wyth great cruelty, and as a bloudthyrster. |
So † ˈblood-ˌthirsting ppl. a. = next.
| a 1617 Hieron Wks. I. 20 The malicious and bloud-thirsting humour of Cain. 1642 S. Ash Best Refuge 7 Blood-thirsting Saul. 1763 Churchill Duellist iii. 68 (D.) Assassination, her whole mind Blood-thirsting, on her arm reclin'd. |