Definition of pock
: a pustule in an eruptive disease (such as smallpox); also : a spot suggesting such a pustule
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Examples of pock in a Sentence
noticed strange pocks on his torso
Origin and Etymology of pock
Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch pocke pock
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Definition of pock
Examples of pock in a Sentence
one of the many craters that pock the moon's surface
First Known Use of pock
1841
POCK Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of pock for English Language Learners
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: to make holes in or marks on (something)
POCK Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of pock for Students
: a small swelling like a pimple on the skin (as in smallpox) or the mark it leaves
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