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fleam

fleam [ fleem ] (plural fleams)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. edge of tooth on saw: a beveled cutting edge on a sawtooth

2. knife used in bloodletting: a surgical knife formerly used to open a vein in bloodletting

[15th century. Via Old French flieme< Greek phlebotomon "vein-cutter" < phlebos "vein"]
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