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COW-POX

\kˈa͡ʊpˈɒks], \kˈa‍ʊpˈɒks], \k_ˈaʊ_p_ˈɒ_k_s]\

Definitions of COW-POX

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Disease on teats of cows, communicated to human beings by vaccination.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

n. A pustular eruption of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system by inoculation, preserved from small pox.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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