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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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