bloody flux
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bloody flux
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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“The bloody flux has been the bane of every army since the Dawn Age. Let us distribute the food, Your Grace.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The crews of the galleys denied it; the deaths were from a bloody flux.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
We had a one-day flux, which we feared was a bloody flux.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
“Your Grace, I have known the bloody flux to destroy whole armies when left to spread unchecked. The seneschal is right. We cannot have the Astapori in Meereen.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
“The Yunkai’i grow weaker as well. The bloody flux has taken hold amongst the Tolosi, it is said, and spread across the river to the third Ghiscari legion.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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