Words are fun.
POX:
1. syphilis: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital ...
2. a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
3. Pox is a liquor commonly used for ceremonial purposes among the Mayans of Mexico and Central America. It is made of sugarcane and is known in Spanish as aguardiente (Maffi 1996). The word pox in Tztotzil means "medicine, cane liquor, cure. ...
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