Sickman
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who is unwell or incapacitated. India
"Generally the entrails of big animals are kept suspended at full length by means of strong ropes and a stick is taken to point out, to the friends of a sickman or an inquirer, the particular sign of recovery or of death which is indicated by peculiar marks in the entrails of the slain animal."
Example
More examples"Generally the entrails of big animals are kept suspended at full length by means of strong ropes and a stick is taken to point out, to the friends of a sickman or an inquirer, the particular sign of recovery or of death which is indicated by peculiar marks in the entrails of the slain animal."
Etymology
From the English phrase sick man, adopted into sepoy patois.
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