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Pox vs Sox - What's the difference?

pox | sox |

As nouns the difference between pox and sox

is that pox is a disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks while sox is plural of lang=en (footwear.

As a verb pox

is to infect with the pox, or syphilis.

As a proper noun Sox is

short for the team the Boston Red Sox.

pox

English

(wikipedia pox)

Noun

(es)
  • (pathology) A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
  • Syphilis.

    • Derived terms

    * poxy * chickenpox * cowpox * smallpox

    Verb

  • (dated) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
    • English three-letter words ---- ==Coatlán Mixe==

    Noun

    (head)
  • guava

    • sox

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (informal) (footwear)