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fleam

The fleam was the barber-surgeon's knife used for bleeding people to let the poison out of their systems, so that they could maybe recover from whatever ailed them. It is an appropriate bearing for a physician or surgeon and it is also closely connected with the occupation of a farrier, who would have bled horses to cure their illnesses as well. A fleam may also be referred to as a fleme, flegme, or a lancet.

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