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From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lifeblood
Today it means: Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life. Full definition →
Today it means: Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life. Full definition →
From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.