pock
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pock
- /pɒk/ UK
- /pɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”).
noun pocks
- A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
- Any pit, especially one formed as a scar.
verb pocks · pocking · pocked
- To scar or mark with pits. In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions.
Translations
Talk about this word "pock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pock "pock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pock.Cite this
@misc{pock_2026,
title = {pock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
