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swinepox

noun

Etymology

From swine + pox.

  1. inherited from pocke
  2. compounded as swinepox — “swine + pox”

Definitions

  1. A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.

  2. A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid

    A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.

    • Thence I went to Mrs. Jem, and found her up and merry, and that it did not prove the small-pox, but only the swine-pox; so I played a game or two at cards with her.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA