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Definition of Fleabite
1. n. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.
Definition of Fleabite
1. Noun. The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite. ¹
2. Noun. Something which causes only trifling irritation; a minor inconvenience. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fleabite
1. the bite of a flea [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleabite
Literary usage of Fleabite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On slight ailments: Their Nature and Treatment by Lionel Smith Beale (1880)
"If we understood thoroughly the phenomena of a fleabite, we should know more
about such serious inflammations as erysipelas than we do at present. ..."
2. On Intermittent Fever and Other Malarious Diseases by Israel Shipman Pelton Lord (1871)
"fleabite-looking spots all over the skin. Cold compresses to the spine, and Nux
and Dulc. every two hours. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"A stitch, like a fleabite, on the right cheek, in front of the ear, ... A stitch,
as from a fleabite, in the left side of the chest, at 3 PM,1. ..."
4. A Textbook of Bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1922)
"... through the lesion caused by the fleabite, but more likely is rubbed in by
the clothing or by scratching as the fleabite becomes inflamed and irritated. ..."
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