GLEET

gleet

(noun) a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gleet (uncountable)

(obsolete, except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.

(obsolete, except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance.

(vulgar, slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea.

Verb

gleet (third-person singular simple present gleets, present participle gleeting, simple past and past participle gleeted)

To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.

To flow slowly, as water.

Source: Wiktionary


Gleet, n. Etym: [OE. glette, glet, glat, mucus, pus, filth, OF. glete.] (Med.)

Definition: A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea. Hoblyn.

Gleet, v. i.

1. To flow in a thin, limpid humor; to ooze, as gleet. Wiseman.

2. To flow slowly, as water. Cheyne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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