phlegme erron. form of fleam n.1, lancet. 1612Woodall Surg. MateWks. (1653) 11 Phlegmes..to launch and cut the gums.1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. (1902) 99/1 Before starting I gave Johannus my phlegme, and a hasty lesson in the art of bleeding.