pox /pɒks $ pɑːks/ BrE AmE noun old use
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: pocks , plural of pock 'mark on the skin' , from Old English pocc ]
1 . the pox
a) the disease ↑ syphilis
b) the disease ↑ smallpox
2 . a pox on somebody used to show that you are angry or annoyed with someone
⇨ ↑ chicken pox