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pock.

A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɒk/Received-Pronunciation/pɑk/General-American

  1. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.

  2. Any pit, especially one formed as a scar

Where this word comes from

From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”).

verb/pɒk/Received-Pronunciation/pɑk/General-American

  1. To scar or mark with pits

Where this word comes from

From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”).

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