Fleam \Fleam\, n. [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum,
phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See Phlebotomy.]
(Surg. & Far.)
A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums,
etc.; a kind of lancet.
Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles
triangle; a peg tooth. --Knight.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |