Little long fleaks or threads of hemp.
Dr. H. More.
Fleak"ing, n. A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering
is laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Flea"-louse` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A jumping plant louse of the family
PsyllidÊ, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri.
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.