What is fig.: That which gives strength and energy. Money [is] the lifeblood of the nation. Swift called?
lifeblood — Fig.: That which gives strength and energy. Money [is] the lifeblood of the nation. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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