FLEAM

Etymology 1

Noun

fleam (plural fleams)

A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

Hypernyms

• (sharp instrument): lancet

Etymology 2

Noun

fleam (plural fleams)

(UK, dialectal, Northern England) The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream

(UK, dialectal, Northern England) A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it

Anagrams

• femal, flame

Source: Wiktionary


Fleam, n. Etym: [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See Phlebotomy.] (Surg. & Far.)

Definition: A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle; a peg tooth. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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