pocked


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pock

 (pŏk)
n.
1. A pustule caused by smallpox or a similar eruptive disease.
2. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark.
tr.v. pocked, pock·ing, pocks
To mark with pocks; pit.
[Middle English pokke, from Old English pocc.]
pock′y adj.
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Adj.1.pocked - used of paved surfaces having holes or pits
pockmarked, potholed
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.pocked - marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease
pockmarked
blemished - marred by imperfections
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