subs. (pugilistic).—Blood. [From the colour.] For synonyms, see CLARET.
1853. REV. E. BRADLEY (‘Cuthbert Bede’), The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman, pt. II., p. 31. He would kindly inquire of one gentleman, ‘What d ’ye ask for a pint of your COCHINEAL DYE?’
1883. Referee. It certainly seemed that their stock-in-trade was largely composed of COCHINEAL DYE; there was in truth no lack of the gory accessory of the fight.
