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hornpox

hornpox noun: abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox.

Noun

hornpox (uncountable)

  1. abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox

Origin of hornpox

From horn + pox.

Questions about hornpox

What does hornpox mean?
Hornpox means abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox.
What part of speech is hornpox?
Hornpox is a noun.

Words near hornpox in the dictionary

  1. hornpiping
  2. hornpipist
  3. hornpipists
  4. hornpout
  5. hornpouts
  6. hornpox
  7. HornPub
  8. hornrimmed
  9. hornrims
  10. horns
  11. Horns Bridge

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