having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
A term used to indicate the chemical reaction of heat, water, age, acids and weather on antique bottles It is interesting to note that some forms of glass are more prone to sickness than others In general, diggers, collectors and dealers prefer bottles in good condition The bottles pictured would have been manufactured within a few years of each-other however they were dug in different locations indicating the effects of the elements upon them Click to enlarge
(transitive verb.) 1845. Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sēoc, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (confer West Frisian syk, Dutch ziek, German siech), from Proto-Indo-European *seug- ‘to be troubled or grieved’ (confer Middle Irish socht ‘silence, depression’, Old Armenian հիւծանիմ (hiwcanim, “I am weakening”)).