cowpock

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A form of cowpox — A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.

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Meanings

nouncowpock (plural cowpocks)

plural cowpocks

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of cowpox.

Origin

From cow + pock.

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APA

cowpock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpock

MLA

“cowpock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowpock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpock.

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