A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
packwax
packwax
noun
Alternative form of paxwax
packwaxes
paxwax
paxwax
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
paxwaxes
punxsutawney
saxapahaw
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
