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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It is also used for tortoise-shell, having in that case a bevel or fleam on the front face, and no set to the teeth.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
To force the fleam into the vein, one employed a bloodstick, a stick 35-38 cm long and 2 cm in diameter.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
The hardness of the fleam metal indicated that it was carburized sufficiently to be made of steel.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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
With a large fleam that he possessed, he twice bled the Andalusian, to the astonishment of the discomfited farrier, and saved its valuable life, also an ounce of gold.
From The Life of George Borrow by Jenkins, Herbert George
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