Pox (?), n. [For pocks, OE. pokkes. See Pock. It is plural in form but
is used as a singular.] (Med.) Strictly, a disease by pustules or
eruptions of any kind, but chiefly or wholly restricted to three or
four diseases, -- the smallpox, the chicken pox, and the vaccine and
the venereal diseases.
Pox, when used without an epithet, as in imprecations, formerly
signified smallpox; but it now signifies syphilis.
Pox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Poxing.] To infect
with the pox, or syphilis.
Poy (?), n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr. OF.
apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr. ‡ to (L. ad) + OF. pui,
poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium. See Podium, Pew.] 1. A support;
-- used in composition; as, teapoy.