Fleam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fliːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fleam is a noun meaning A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
Meaning
A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialectal, Northern England) The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream
- (UK, dialectal, Northern England) A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it
Example Sentences
1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein
Word Forms
- fleams
- fleem
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lancet, bloodstick, lance, falchion, gavelock, ching.
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