flea-infested
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flea market — /ˈfli makət/ (say flee mahkuht) noun a market where usually second hand or cheap articles are sold. {a reference to the fact that such second hand markets were often flea infested} …
flea-bit|ten — «FLEE BIHT uhn», adjective. 1. bitten by or infested with fleas. 2. having reddish brown spots on a light colored hide: »a flea bitten horse. 3. Figurative. shabby; miserable; squalid: »a fleabitten kingdom in the Middle East (Maclean s). a flea… … Useful english dictionary
flea-bitten — [flēbit΄ n] adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas 2. infested with fleas 3. wretched; decrepit; shabby 4. light colored with reddish brown spots: said of horses … English World dictionary
flea-bitten — flea bit·ten .bit ən adj bitten by or infested with fleas … Medical dictionary
flea-bitten — flea′ bit ten adj. 1) bitten by or infested with fleas 2) shabby; dilapidated; wretched 3) (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small brown or reddish spots or streaks • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
flea — /flee/, n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap. 2. either of two common fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides, the very small, black… … Universalium
flea — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full flea beetle) a small jumping beetle infesting hops, cabbages, etc. b (in full water flea) daphnia. Phrases and idioms: flea bite 1 the… … Useful english dictionary
flea — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get, have ▪ be infested with ▪ control, kill ▪ This drug is given to dogs to control fleas. FLEA + VERB … Collocations dictionary
flea-bitten — /flee bit n/, adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 4. (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks. [1560 70] * * * … Universalium
flea-bitten — /ˈfli bɪtn/ (say flee bitn) adjective 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. (of a horse, etc.) having small reddish spots or streaks upon a lighter ground. 4. Colloquial shabby; dirty …
flea-bitten — adjective Date: 1570 1. of a horse having a white or gray coat flecked with a darker color 2. bitten by or infested with fleas … New Collegiate Dictionary
