flea-bitten

adjective

flea-bit·ten ˈflē-ˌbi-tᵊn

1

of a horse : having a white or gray coat flecked with a darker color

2

: bitten by or infested with fleas

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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flea-bitten

adjective

flea-bit·ten -ˌbit-ᵊn

: bitten by or infested with fleas

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