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fleam
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fleamnoun
A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
Etymology: From flieme, from phlebotomus, from φλεβοτόμον.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fleamnoun
An instrument used to bleed cattle, which is placed on the vein, and then driven by a blow.
Etymology: corrupted from φλεβότομον, the instrument used in phlebotomy.
Wikipedia
Fleam
A fleam, also flem, flew, flue, fleame, or phleam, was a handheld instrument used for bloodletting.
Webster Dictionary
Fleamnoun
a sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet
Etymology: [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See Phlebotomy.]
Wikidata
Fleam
A fleam, also flem, flew, flue, fleame, or phleam, was a handheld instrument used for bloodletting.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fleam
flēm, n. an instrument for bleeding cattle. [Fr. flamme—Gr. phlebotomon, a lancet—phleps, phlebos, a vein, and tem-nein, to cut.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fleam
A northern name for a water-course.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fleam in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fleam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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