† flea-bitadj.
rare exc. U.S.
= flea-bitten adj. 2.
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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted > having dark spots on light ground
flea-bit1696
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with fleas
loppy1483
flea-bitten1621
pulicous1658
flea-bit1696
fleasome1853
1696 London Gaz. No. 3194/4 A flea-bit Mare.
1830 O. W. Holmes Poems (1852) 181 The small-voiced pug-dog welcomes in the sun, And flea-bit mongrels..give answer all.
1917 E. Pound Lustra 195 Sheep! jabbing the wool upon their flea-bit backs.
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