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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bloodshed

/blŭd'-shĕdˌ/ · Blood·shed · IPA /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/
01 n. The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
  1. 1.
    The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.