flea-bane

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• Bane

  ·noun Destruction; death. II. Bane ·noun A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot. III. Bane ·n...

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• Flea

  ·vt To <<Flay>>. II. Flea ·noun An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. F...

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• Flea

  David at the cave of Adullam thus addressed his persecutor Saul (1 Sam. 24:14): "After whom is the k...

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• Flea

  an insect but twice mentioned in Scripture, viz., in (1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20) Fleas are abundant in t...

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• Dog's-bane

  ·noun ·see <<Dogbane>>. ...

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• Leopard's bane

  ·- A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana, Senecio Doronicum, and Paris quadrifolia. ...

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• Libbard's bane

  ·- Leopard's bane. ...

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• dog's bane

  (Apocynum androsæmifolium.) The common name of a shrub, which grows along the road-side and borders ...

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• Flea-beetle

  ·noun A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and ...

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• Flea-bite

  ·noun The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. II. Flea-bite ·noun A trifling wound ...

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• Flea-bitten

  ·adj Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face. II. Flea-bitten ·adj White, flecked with minute dots...

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• Flea-louse

  ·noun A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psyll...

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• Water flea

  ·- Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphni...

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• flea bite

  A trifling injury. To send any one away with a flea in his ear; to give any one a hearty scolding. ...

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• sand-flea

  (Genus, orchestra. Leach.) A small crustacea common along the shores of Long Island, and other sandy...

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• beach-flea

  (Genus, orchestra. Leach.) A small crustacea common along the shores of Long Island, and other sandy...

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• beach-flea

  A small crustacean (Talitra) frequenting sandy shores. ...

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• boke and bane

  lusty and strong. N. and Y. ...

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