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Flea-bitten   /fli-bˈɪtən/   Listen
adjective
flea-bitten  adj.  
1.
Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.
2.
White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; said of the color of a horse.
3.
Same as creaky, 1.
Synonyms: creaky, decrepit, run-down, rundown, woebegone.





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"Flea-bitten" Quotes from Famous Books



... Besides, people who know how to take an eviction gracefully usually know enough to get out before they are put out. But Abbie had to be pushed, and she went, heartbroken, disgraced, resentful. Jake sulked after her. They moved like a couple of old flea-bitten mongrels spoken to sharply. ...
— The Cup of Fury - A Novel of Cities and Shipyards • Rupert Hughes
... Meni. She walked home in a pleasantly contemplative state of mind through a field of daisies, and had just arrived at the hedge m front of the Brackens when the sound of hoofs behind her caused her to turn. Mr. Trixton Brent, very firmly astride of a restive, flea-bitten polo pony, ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill


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