pox (pks)
n.
1. A disease such as chickenpox or smallpox, characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
2. Syphilis.
3. Archaic Misfortune and calamity.
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[Alteration of pocks, from Middle English, pl. of pocke, pokke; see pock.]
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