COWPOXES

Noun

cowpoxes

plural of cowpox

Source: Wiktionary


COWPOX

Cow"pox` (--pks`), n. (Med.)

Definition: A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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