Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellow flag indicating the presence of disease, displayed at a quarantine station, or on board a ship in quarantine, to prevent unauthorized communication. Also called
quarantine-flag .
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Sick-room and sick-bed are also in common use, and sick-flag is used in place of the American quarantine-flag.
Chapter 4. American and English Today. 5. Expletives and Forbidden Words Henry Louis 1921
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