fleabite

fleabite
/flee"buyt'/, n.
1. the bite of a flea.
2. the red spot caused by the bite of a flea.
3. any petty annoyance or irritation, as a trifling wound.
[1400-50; late ME flee byte. See FLEA, BITE]

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