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great-pox

great-pox noun: syphilis.

Noun

great-pox (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Syphilis.
    • Putting aside passages which might possibly apply to great-pox, smallpox was evidently well known to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.1898, Thomas Stevenson, A treatise on hygiene and public health, volume 2, page 890

Forms of great-pox

alternative formgreatpox
alternative formgreat pox
alternative formGreat Pox

Questions about great-pox

What does great-pox mean?
Great-pox means syphilis.
What part of speech is great-pox?
Great-pox is a noun.

Words near great-pox in the dictionary

  1. great-martyrs
  2. great-nephew
  3. great-nephews
  4. great-niece
  5. great-nieces
  6. great-pox
  7. great-sword
  8. great-tailed grackle
  9. great-tailed grackles
  10. great-tit
  11. great-tits

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