pock
[ pok ]
/ pɒk /
noun
a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox.
a mark or spot left by or resembling such a pustule.
a small indentation, pit, hole, or the like.
Scot.
poke2.
Origin of pock
before 1000; Middle English
pokke, Old English
poc; cognate with German
Pocke; perhaps akin to Old English
pocca. See
poke2
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British Dictionary definitions for pock
pock
/ (pɒk) /
noun
any pustule resulting from an eruptive disease, esp from smallpox
another word for pockmark (def. 1)
Derived forms of pock
pocky, adjectiveWord Origin for pock
Old English
pocc; related to Middle Dutch
pocke, perhaps to Latin
bucca cheek
Medical definitions for pock
pock
[ pŏk ]
n.
The characteristic pustular cutaneous lesion of smallpox.
A pockmark.