sick call

noun

, Military.

1. a daily formation for those requiring medical attention.
2. the period during which this formation is held.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sick call¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

He said deputy marshals on the inspection team escorted the prisoner to sick call so he could get help.

From Washington Post

Then he wrote, “We don’t have any more sick call request forms in this dorm,” on the last form he could find.

From Washington Post

They would insist always on accompanying me home from a night sick-call.

From Project Gutenberg

At such an hour a roll-call would be due, or a sick-call, or a guard-mount call, or a headquarters call.

From Project Gutenberg

Father Desmond O'Connor was, in fact, meditating a practical joke as he hurried on his sick call this hot summer's night.

From Project Gutenberg

The surgeon was absent on a sick-call, but his wife, flattered by a visit from the landowner, entertained him lavishly.

From Project Gutenberg

Reported at sick call (the first time since I left Vicksburg) and was excused from duty.

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