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hornpox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horn-pox
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox

Uncountable

Etymology

From horn + pox.

Usage

Questions

What does hornpox mean?
abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox
Where does hornpox come from?
From horn + pox.

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