Sick

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

II. Sick ·superl Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.

III. Sick ·vi To fall sick; to Sicken.

IV. Sick ·superl Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited;

— with of; as, to be sick of flattery.

V. Sick ·superl Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.

VI. Sick ·superl Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. ·see the Synonym under Illness.

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sheep-sick
n. Used of pastures exhausted forcarrying sheep. Compare English screw-sick, paint-sick,nail-sick, ...

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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach. He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...

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car-sick
the kennel, from CAR and SIKE, a furrow or gutter ; q. the Cart-gutter. Yorks. ...

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iron-sick
The condition of vessels when the iron work becomes loose in the timbers from corrosion by gallic ac...

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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...

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sick-book
An account of such officers and men as are on the sick list on board, or are sent to an hospital, ho...

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sick-flag
The yellow quarantine flag, hoisted to prevent communication; whence the term of the yellow flag, an...

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sick-mess
A table for those on the doctor's list. When seamen are thus placed, their provisions are turned ove...

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sick-ticket
A document given to an officer, seaman, or marine, when sent to an hospital, certified by the signin...

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sick-berth attendant
See loblolly-boy. ...

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sick as a horse
Horses are said to be extremely sick at their stomachs, from being unable to relieve themselves by v...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
sick as a dog
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach. He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
sick as a horse
'I'm as sick as a horse,' is a vulgar phrase which is used when a person is exceedingly sick. As a h...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.