definition of
flea-bitten

[1] #1 flea-bitten s. [creaky, decrepit, derelict, run-down, woebegone] worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack". wn