Sentence:  "upon dilating a ſmall <WSD>gleeting</WSD> hole about three inches above the knee, on the outside of the thigh; and introducing a jointed or ſcrew probe, I found the bone carious to ſuch a height and withal the patient ſo emaciated with the tedious diſcharge, and a hectic fever that I diſſuaded attempting the operation" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.