First Known Use: circa 1530
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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
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Origin of POX
alteration of pocks, plural of pock
2pox
verb
Definition of POX
transitive verb
archaic : to infect with a pox and especially with syphilis
First Known Use of POX
1601
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pox
noun \ˈpäks\
plural pox or pox·es
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