What is the meaning of flea-bitten?

adjective

  • Worn and broken down by hard use.
    • usage: "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"
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