POCKY

Etymology

Adjective

pocky (comparative more pocky, superlative most pocky)

Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic. [from 14th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Pock"y, a. [Compar. Pockier; superl. Pockiest.]

Definition: Full of pocks; affected with smallpox or other eruptive disease. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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