Definitions For Fleam

Etymology 1

From Middle English fleme, fleom, from "fleam". {{doublet, en, phlebotome}}.

Alternative forms

phleam {{qualifier, archaic}}

Noun

FLEAM (plural FLEAMs) A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

Hypernyms

sharp instrument lancet

Derived terms

fleam saw fleam tooth

Translations

Bulgarian: ланцет, m Greek: φλεβοτόμος, m

Etymology 2

From Middle English fleem, flem, , the rushing of water; current, probably from {{inh, en, ang, flēam, , fleeing; flight; rush}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, flaumaz, , stream; current; flood}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *plew-, , to fly; flow; run}}. Cognate with {{cog, nn, flaum, , flood}}.

Alternative forms

fleem

Noun

FLEAM (plural FLEAMs) (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

Related terms

fleme, pos=verb

Anagrams

femal, flame