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Meanings of flea-bitten in English

Worn and broken down by hard use.

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Usage of flea-bitten in English
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The last thing Lucius needed was a flea-bitten monster disrupting his household.
Celtic fire
2
You flea-bitten harpy, have not you had enough of me today?
Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
3
You are worse than a dog, you old flinty-faced, flea-bitten scrub.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
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He was a mouse-coloured, slate-coloured, flea-bitten roan- dun, if you can conceive it.
Heart of the West
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Gertie was skinny and flea-bitten, but she started licking my face.
Leaving Time
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You long-eared, flea-bitten, hay-demolishing, muddy-flanked, rock-ribbed -- ,--Isaidit!
The Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 8, 1918 / The Ame...
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And Umballa has the heart of a flea-bitten pariah dog.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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The flea-bitten terrier gave Hopkins a look of disgust, and showed a man-hating tooth.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
9
But waste not your pity upon Belshazzar, the flea-bitten sorrel.
Heart of the West
10
I found a pair of flea-bitten gray Flemish mares, weighing about twenty-eight hundred pounds.
The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
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He learnt what it is to be flea-bitten, saddle-sore, hungry and, above all, thirsty.
The Research Magnificent
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But that little flea-bitten grey is a tricky one.
Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
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I was flea-bitten, a mite sarcastic, and fundamentally hungry.
Roads of Destiny
14
Mr. Trixton Brent, very firmly astride of a restive, flea-bitten polo pony, surveyed her amusedly.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
15
She threw her arms around Rollo's neck and laid her cheek upon the flea-bitten head.
The Ragged Edge
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Or I'll bloody well make a stab at throwing you out-you and your flea-bitten cat!
The Door Into Summer
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