pocked, pockmarked
(adjective) marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease
pocked, pockmarked, potholed
(adjective) used of paved surfaces having holes or pits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pocked
simple past tense and past participle of pock
pocked (comparative more pocked, superlative most pocked)
pockmarked
Source: Wiktionary
Pock, n. Etym: [OE. pokke, AS. pocc, poc; akin to D. pok, G. pocke, and perh. to E. poke a pocket. Cf. Pox.] (Med.)
Definition: 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 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
