Fleam

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {Fleam tooth}, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles
        triangle; a peg tooth. --Knight.
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