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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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Bite
·v A cheat; a trick; a fraud. II. Bite ·v A sharper; one who cheats. III. Bite ·v A morsel; as muc...

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bite
A cheat; also a woman's privities. The cull wapt the mort's bite; the fellow enjoyed the wench heart...

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bite
Is said of the anchor when it holds fast in the ground on reaching it. Also, the hold which the shor...

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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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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...

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cross bite
One who combines with a sharper to draw in a friend; also, to counteract or disappoint. CANT.--This ...

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rum bite
A clever cheat, a clean trick. ...

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white bite
The Clupea alba, a well-known fish caught in the Thames, but strictly a sea-fish, erroneously held t...

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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-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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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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flea-bane
(Erigeron Canadense.) One of the most hardy and common weeds. It propagates itself rapidly, and sinc...

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beach-flea
A small crustacean (Talitra) frequenting sandy shores. ...

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