pox /pɒks $ pɑːks/
noun old use[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: pocks, plural of pock 'mark on the skin', from Old English pocc]
1. the pox a) the disease
syphilis b) the disease
smallpox2. a pox on somebody used to show that you are angry or annoyed with someone
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