Pronunciation : Pock
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. pokke, AS. pocc, poc; akin to D. pok, G. pocke, and perh. to E. poke a pocket. Cf. Pox.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases. Of pokkes and of scab every sore. Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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