American Civil War soldiers were often refered to as Civs and during battle these soldiers would typically have so many holes in them, and bleed so profusely that they became a slang refering to heavy leakage as they were unable to retain blood.
Similar to Leaks like a seive
Similar to Leaks like a seive
that bathtub leaks like a civ
by prestonusaf October 1, 2006