Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pox
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Pox
pox
I. noun (plural ~ or ~es) Etymology: alteration of pocks, plural of pock Date: circa 1530 1. a. a virus disease (as chicken ~) characterized by pustules or eruptions b. archaic small~ c. syphilis 2. a disastrous evil ; plague, curse a ~ on him • ~y adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1601 archaic to infect with a ~ and especially with syphilis
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1.
n. 1 any virus disease producing a rash of pimples that become pus-filled and leave pock-marks on healing. 2 colloq. = SYPHILIS. 3 a plant disease that causes pocklike spots. Phrases and idioms a pox on archaic an exclamation of anger or impatience with (a person). Etymology: alt. spelling of pocks pl. of POCK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. мед. болезнь с высыпаниями на коже (напр. оспа) 2. груб. сифилис 3. уст. мед. оспа 4. уст. разг. проклятье; чума a pox on him! —- будь он проклят! 5. уст. заражать сифилисом; проклинать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
People sometimes refer to the disease syphilis as the pox. (INFORMAL) N-SING: the N see also chickenpox, smallpox ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n old use 1 the pox the disease syphilis 2 the disease smallpox 3 a pox on old use used to show that you are angry or annoyed with someone (- see also chickenpox) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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7.
- 1476, spelling alteration of pockes, pl. of pocke (see pock). Especially (after 1503) of syphilis. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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