adj. Of or pertaining to cholic acid or its derivatives
n. An obsolete spelling of colic (abdominal distress).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to or obtained from bile. Also cholalic.
n. An obsolete form of colic.
Word Usage
"Mrs. Duff, who, by Jan's help, had survived the threatened death fro "cholic," and was herself again, stood near the sufferer, in company with one or two more cronies."