Definition of "fleam" in English

noun

1. A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

   • 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A bloodstick - a piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead — is used to strike the fleam into the vein

noun

1. (UK, dialectal, Northern England) The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream

2. (UK, dialectal, Northern England) A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it