Dictionary entry

LIFE-BLOOD

Webster's Dictionary 1828

LI'FE-BLOOD, noun

1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood.

2. That which constitutes or gives strength and energy.

Money, the life-blood of the nation.

LI'FE-BLOOD, adjective Necessary as blood to life; essential.

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