Associations to the word «Gleet»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

GLEET, noun. (obsolete) (except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
GLEET, noun. (obsolete) (except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance.
GLEET, noun. (vulgar) (slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea.
GLEET, verb. To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.
GLEET, verb. To flow slowly, as water.

Dictionary definition

GLEET, noun. A thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea.

Wise words

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