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.
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