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pock

 (pŏk)
n.
1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.
2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.
tr.v. pocked, pock·ing, pocks
To mark with pocks; pit.

[Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc.]

pock′y adj.
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pock•y

(ˈpɒk i)

adj. pock•i•er, pock•i•est.
covered with pocks.
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