quamish

[ kwey-mish ]

adjective

, Chiefly Ocracoke Island.

1. queasy; having an upset stomach; qualmish.

Example Sentences

Well who would not, for so much honour and respect, but now and then suffer the trouble of his wives quamish stomack with some charges to't?

From Project Gutenberg

Alas a day what bad work is here again, the Nurse is so quamish stomackt that she cannot suck her Mistres, therefore care must be taken to find out some body or other that will come and suck the young womans breasts for twelve pence a time; or else her breasts will grow hard with lumps and fester for want of being drawn.

From Project Gutenberg

And though you be very well and hearty, yet you must seem to be weak and quamish stomackt; for first or last the month of lying-in must be kept full out.

From Project Gutenberg