All 3 Uses
Black Death
in
The Hidden Oracle
(Edited)
- If it were possible to run from disease spirits, the medieval Europeans would've put on their track shoes and escaped the Black Death.
p. 58.5 *Black Death = a plague which is estimated to have killed one to two thirds of Europe's population between 1347 and 1350
- And FYI, the Black Death was not my fault.
p. 58.5
- It's doubtful I'll be able to cook up the Black Death or the Spanish Flu.
p. 325.3
Definitions:
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(Black Death) a phrase used in the Middle Ages to describe a plague which is estimated to have killed one to two thirds of Europe's population between 1347 and 1350
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, black death can simply refer to a bleak death or a sense of despair.