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black colic

black colic is the alternative spelling of black cholic.

Meaning of black cholic

Noun

black cholic (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of black bile.
    • Red cholic makes them thin, though eating much, swift, bold, wrathful, agile. Black cholic makes them serious of settled disposition, even sad.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 128

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What is black colic the alternative spelling of?
Black colic is the alternative spelling of black cholic.

Words near black colic in the dictionary

  1. black cod
  2. black coffee
  3. black coffees
  4. black cohosh
  5. black cohoshes
  6. black colic
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  8. black comedy
  9. black copper
  10. black coral
  11. black corals

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