swinepox

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Etymology

swine +‎ pox

Noun

swinepox (uncountable)

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  1. A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
  2. (medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Samuel Pepys to this entry?)