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pock⋅mark

  [pok-mahrk]
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–noun
1. Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
2. a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks.
–verb (used with object)
3. to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field.
Origin:
1665–75; pock + mark 1

Related forms:
pockmarked, adjective
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pock·mark   (pŏk'märk')   
n.  

  1. A pitlike scar left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease.

  2. A small pit on a surface: The gophers left the lawn covered with pockmarks.

tr.v.   pock·marked, pock·mark·ing, pock·marks
To cover with pockmarks; pit.
pock'marked' adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pock·mark
Pronunciation: 'päk-"märk
Function: noun
: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne —pock·marked adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pockmark pock·mark (pŏk'märk')
n.
A pitlike scar that is left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease.

pock'marked' adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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