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poxing

poxing is the present participle and gerund of pox.

Meaning of pox

Verb

pox (third-person singular simple present poxes, present participle poxing, simple past and past participle poxed)

  1. (dated, transitive) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
    • Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […]”[1750?], Dr. [John] Arbuthnot, “The History of John Bull: Part II, Chapter III”, in The History of John Bull [by Dr. Arbuthnot]. And Poems on ſeveral Occasions by Dr. Jonathan Swift, with Several...

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Questions about poxing

What is poxing the present participle and gerund of?
Poxing is the present participle and gerund of pox.

Words near poxing in the dictionary

  1. pox party
  2. poxed
  3. poxes
  4. poxier
  5. poxiest
  6. poxing
  7. poxless
  8. poxlike
  9. poxvector
  10. poxvectors
  11. poxviral

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