n.
Pronunciation: ' päks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pox or pox · es
Etymology: alteration of pocks, plural of pock
Date: circa 1530
1 a : a virus disease (as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions b archaic : SMALLPOX c : SYPHILIS
2 : a disastrous evil : PLAGUE , CURSE <a pox on him>
– poxy \ ' päk-s ē \ adjective