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| fleam [ fleem ] (plural fleams) |
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1. edge of tooth on saw: a beveled cutting edge on a sawtooth
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2. knife used in bloodletting: a surgical knife formerly used to open a vein in bloodletting
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| [15th century. Via Old French flieme< Greek phlebotomon "vein-cutter" < phlebos "vein"] |
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