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; see phlebo-, tome
Example Sentences
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If we give fleam to both faces we alter the indentation, as denoted in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
It is not clear whether this fleam was used for human or for animal bloodletting.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The result of this fleam would be that the tooth, instead of cutting equal and level all the way across as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Immediately the fleam was removed and a jet of blood came forth that was caught and measured in a container.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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