sick list

sick list
1. a list of persons who are sick.
2. on the sick list, in poor health; not well; ill.
[1785-95]

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  • Sick list — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sick-list|ed — «SIHK LIHS tihd», adjective. entered on the sick list; reported sick …   Useful english dictionary

  • sick list — noun a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc) • Hypernyms: ↑list, ↑listing * * * noun : a list containing the names of the sick • on the sick list * * * 1. a list of persons who are sick …   Useful english dictionary

  • sick list — /ˈsɪk lɪst/ (say sik list) noun 1. a list of persons who are ill. –phrase 2. on the sick list, Colloquial not well; ill: he has been on the sick list for a week now …  

  • sick list — noun A list of people who are ill …   Wiktionary

  • sick-list — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sick — Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with disease of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sick bay — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Sick berth — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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