Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horsepox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horse-pox
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From horse + pox.

Usage

Questions

What does horsepox mean?
A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
Where does horsepox come from?
From horse + pox.

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