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¹pox

noun \ˈpäks\

: a disease that causes a rash on the skin

—used to say that you hope something bad will happen to someone or something

plural pox or pox·es

Full Definition of POX

a : a virus disease (as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions

b archaic : smallpox

c : syphilis

: a disastrous evil : plague, curse <a pox on him>

— poxy \ˈpäk-sē\ adjective

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Origin of POX

alteration of pocks, plural of pock

First Known Use: circa 1530

Rhymes with POX

box, cox, fox, lox, ox, pax, phlox

²pox

verb

Definition of POX

transitive verb

archaic

: to infect with a pox and especially with syphilis

First Known Use of POX

1601

Medical Dictionary

pox

noun \ˈpäks\

plural pox or pox·es

Medical Definition of POX

: a virus disease (as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions

archaic : smallpox

: syphilis

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