black vomit
Britishnoun
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vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
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informal yellow fever
Example Sentences
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It was filled with what was known as “black vomit,” a mixture of blood and stomach acids.
From Washington Post
Ruth later finds herself spewing black vomit, waking up in viscous sheets, walking the streets to staccato editing, and eventually recoiling from direct sunlight.
From New York Times
She was flat on her back, delirious, stains of dried black vomit on her jeans.
From New York Times
She curled up on the floor, her jeans splotched with dried black vomit.
From New York Times
The next they are doubled up in pain and bringing up haemorrhagic discharges from their stomachs – a substance known as “black vomit”.
From The Guardian
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