sick list
a list of persons who are sick.
Idioms about sick list
on the sick list, in poor health; not well; ill.
Origin of sick list
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How to use sick list in a sentence
The League would hardly do anything with regard to the carrying out of their threat while Barry was on the sick-list.
The Gold Bat | P. G. WodehouseA full month later her sick-list was still seventy-seven, out of a total of less than four hundred.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanThe complexion of the men became sallow, and every day numbers of them were put on the sick-list by the surgeons.
Reminiscences of a Rebel | Wayland Fuller DunawayFrom a further body of 150 men sent as a reinforcement, half were reported on the sick list the day after their arrival.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I | Demetrius Charles BoulgerThese drawbacks, added to the lack of exercise and the constant wearing of clothes not yet dry, placed him on the sick list.
The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for sick list
a list of the sick, esp in the army or navy
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