pox

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|subset of Q12136}} A [[disease]] characterized by [[skin]] [[eruption]]s (especially [[purulent]] ones) that may leave [[pockmark]]s.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[curse]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} To [[infect]] with the pox, or [[syphilis]].

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