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noun

any of various diseases characterized by skin eruptions, as smallpox or chickenpox
syphilis: usually with the

Origin: for pocks < ME pokkes, pl. of pokke: see pock

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noun

A disease such as chickenpox or smallpox, characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
Syphilis.
Archaic Misfortune and calamity.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of pocks

Origin: , from Middle English

Origin: , pl. of pocke, pokke; see pock

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