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new blood

noun

Definition of NEW BLOOD

:  persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality
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First Known Use of NEW BLOOD

1851

Rhymes with NEW BLOOD

at stud, bad blood, blue blood, disbud, earbud, full-blood, half-blood, hotblood, leaf bud, lifeblood, oxblood, redbud, rosebud, shed blood, smell blood, sweat blood

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