top definitions
examples

horsepox

[ hawrs-poks ]

/ ˈhɔrsˌpɒks /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.

Origin of horsepox

First recorded in 1650–60; horse + pox

Words nearby horsepox

horsens, horseplay, horseplayer, horsepower, horsepower-hour, horsepox, horseradish, horseradish peroxidase, horseradish tree, horseshit, horseshoe

Example sentences from the Web for horsepox

Horsepox is also frequently mistaken for the exanthemata attending some forms of venereal disease in horses.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture
Cowpox or horsepox may be accidentally transmitted by inoculation.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture