sick-out

noun

1. a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously

verb

1. intr, adverb to take part in such action

Example Sentences

I saw the hospital burning, but I do not know whether they moved the sick out or not before they burned it.

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Drusy, did you care fur thet man thet's sick out ter the camp—your—husban'?

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Now you know that much, you can see why we felt pretty sick out there in my barn.

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They found one man who tended the sick out of charity and the labor was too great for even his broad shoulders.

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They would even take the sick out of their beds, steal their bedding, and beat and kick the wretched sufferers.

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