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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flea \Flea\, v. t. [See {Flay}.] To flay. [Obs.] He will be fleaced first And horse collars made of's skin. --J. Fletcher. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flea \Flea\, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS fle['a], fle['a]h; akin to D. ?, OHG. fl?h, G. floh, Icel. fl?, Russ. blocha prob. from the root of E. flee. ? 84. See {Flee}.] (Zo["o]l.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea ({Pulex irritans}), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea ({P. canis}) takes its place See {Aphaniptera}, and {Dog flea}. See Illustration in Appendix. {A flea in the ear}, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. {Beach flea}, {Black flea}, etc See under {Beach}, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flea n : any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Flea David at the cave of Adullam thus addressed his persecutor Saul (1 Sam. 24:14): "After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?" He thus speaks of himself as the poor, contemptible object of the monarch's pursuit, a "worthy object truly for an expedition of the king of Israel with his picked troops!" This insect is in Eastern language the popular emblem of insignificance. In 1 Sam. 26:20 the LXX. read "come out to seek my life" instead of "to seek a flea." From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: FLEA Four Letter Extended Acronym
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