hornpox

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noun

abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox

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Meanings

nounhornpox (uncountable)
  1. uncountableabortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox

Origin

From horn + pox.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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