pock

Meaning

Noun

1. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
2. Any pit, especially one formed as a scar

Verb

To scar or mark with pits

Synonyms

pit

mark

scar

pockmark

pustule

dent

dint

marker

mottling

pox

sac

scarify

smallpox

tick

concaveness

hard spot

pock pustule

mechanical pitting

abscess

pock marking

alcove

boil

cavity

concavity

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɒk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pok

Inherited from Old English: poc

Cognate with Dutch: pok

Cognate with Low German: Pocke

Cognate with German: Pocke

In summary

From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”).