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• pock|et-size — «POK iht SYZ», adjective. 1. small enough to go in a pocket: »a pocket size radio or camera. 2. Informal, Figurative: »a pocket size field …   Useful english dictionary

• pock|et|book — «POK iht BUK», noun. 1. a woman s purse: »She set her pocketbook down and took out her wallet. SYNONYM(S): handbag. 2. a small, flat or folded case for carrying money or papers in a pocket: »She had several large bills in her pocketbook.… …   Useful english dictionary

• pock|et|knife — «POK iht NYF», noun, plural knives. a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle …   Useful english dictionary

• small|pox — «SML POKS», noun. a very contagious disease with a fever and blisters on the skin that often leave permanent scar shaped like little pits; variola. »Smallpox is a viral disease that has been brought under control by the use of vaccine... (Sidonie …   Useful english dictionary

• pock — n. (also pock mark) 1 a small pus filled spot on the skin, esp. caused by chickenpox or smallpox. 2 a mark resembling this. Phrases and idioms: pock marked bearing marks resembling or left by such spots. Derivatives: pocky adj. Etymology: OE poc… …   Useful english dictionary

• pock — The specific pustular cutaneous lesion of smallpox. [A.S. poc, a pustule] * * * pock päk n a pustule in an eruptive disease (as smallpox) * * * n. a small pus filled eruption on the skin characteristic of chickenpox and smallpox …   Medical dictionary

• pock — /pok/, n. 1. a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox. 2. a mark or spot left by or resembling such a pustule. 3. a small indentation, pit, hole, or the like. 4. Scot. poke2. [bef. 1000; ME pokke, OE poc; c. G Pocke; perh. akin… …   Universalium

• pock — n. Pustule (as of small pox) …   New dictionary of synonyms

• pock — n. a small pus filled eruption on the skin characteristic of chickenpox and smallpox rashes. See also: pustule …   The new mediacal dictionary

• pock-arr'd —  marked with the small pox. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England