fleam
Americannoun
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Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
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the beveled leading edge of a sawtooth.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fleam
1375–1425; late Middle English fleme, fleom < Middle French flieme ≪ Late Latin phlebotomus, < Greek phlebotómon; phlebo-, tome
Example Sentences
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“We have no benefit of lancet or fleam.”
From Literature
A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein.
From Project Gutenberg
The result of this fleam would be that the tooth, instead of cutting equal and level all the way across as in Fig.
From Project Gutenberg
If we give fleam to both faces we alter the indentation, as denoted in Fig.
From Project Gutenberg
Obviously the fleam makes the points weak, but this in coarse saws may be partially remedied by shaping the teeth as in Fig.
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