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pock⋅y

[pok-ee]
–adjective, pock⋅i⋅er, pock⋅i⋅est.
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or covered with pocks.

Origin:
1300–50; ME pokky. See pock, -y 1


pock⋅i⋅ly, adverb
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pock   (pŏk)   
n.  
  1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.

  2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.

tr.v.   pocked, pock·ing, pocks
To mark with pocks; pit.

[Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc.]
pock'y adj.
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