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English
Etymology
From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock.
Pronunciation
Noun
pox (countable and uncountable, plural poxes)
- A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
- Syphilis.
- (figurative) A curse.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :A pox on him, he's a cat still.
Derived terms
Translations
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks
Verb
pox (third-person singular simple present poxes, present participle poxing, simple past and past participle poxed)
- (transitive, dated) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
, Dr. [John] Arbuthnot, “The History of John Bull: Part II, Chapter III”, in The History of John Bull . And Poems on ſeveral Occasions by Dr. Jonathan Swift, with Several Miſcellaneous Pieces, by Dr. Swift and Mr. Pope, London: D. Midwinter, A. Tonson, page 60:Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […] ”
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bok (“dirt, dung”). Cognate with Turkish bok, Salar boq, Chuvash пӑх (păh) etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
pox (definite accusative poxu, plural poxlar)
- (vulgar) shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Coatlán Mixe
Pronunciation
Noun
pox
- guava