Feeling nauseous or queasy, especially from the motion of a ship or boat.
From Old English 'claw' (to scratch or claw at) combined with 'sick,' referring to the scratching sensation of nausea in the throat and stomach.
This word is nearly obsolete, but it reveals how people once described seasickness differently—not just as an ailment but as something that made you want to claw or scratch at your own throat from the discomfort.
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