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▪ I. fleam obs. and dial. var. of phlegm.▪ II. fleam, n.1 (fliːm) Forms: 6 fleume, 7 flame, fleame, fleme, (8 fleem, flegme), 8, 9 dial. flem, (fleyam, vlem), 7– fleam. Also 8 phleam, 9 phleme. See also flue. [a. OF. flieme (Fr. flamme) = Pr. flecme, Sp. fleme, It. fiama, repr. med.L. fletoma (Wr.-W...
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Fleam
A fleam, also flem, flew, flue, fleame, or phleam, was a handheld instrument used for bloodletting. These devices with their right-angle blades are the earliest forms of what collectors now refer to as the fleam.
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Fleam Dyke
Wilbraham and Little Wilbraham) situated near the main Fleam Dyke. The main part of Fleam Dyke today still constitutes a parish boundary.
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flegm-
▪ I. flegm var. of fleam.▪ II. flegm, flegm- see phlegm, phlegm-.
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Leat
Other names for the same thing include fleam (probably a leat supplying water to a mill that did not have a millpool).
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phlegme
phlegme erron. form of fleam n.1, lancet.1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 11 Phlegmes..to launch and cut the gums. 1850 R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. (1902) 99/1 Before starting I gave Johannus my phlegme, and a hasty lesson in the art of bleeding.
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