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Fleak vs Fleam - What's the difference?

fleak | fleam |

As nouns the difference between fleak and fleam

is that fleak is a flake; a thread or twist while fleam is a sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

fleak

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a flake; a thread or twist
  • * 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 61:
    • " that all the businesses of Men do very much depend upon these little long fleaks or threds of Hemp'' and ''Flax ."

    fleam

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

    • Hypernyms

    * (sharp instrument)

    Derived terms

    * * *

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