pockingn.
/ˈpɒkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑkɪŋ/ The action of pock v.; (also) the marks made by such action.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun] > a disfigurement or blemish > spot > marking with
pocking1907
1907 Biometrika 5 363 It will be found that unvaccinated cases at least follow fairly closely a normal distribution of pocking.
1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. i. 24 All had so far escaped the pocking which was their due, and Dr Jenner was not too well pleased.
1982 Sci. Amer. Jan. 81/3 The prevalence of small craters suggests the pocking of a landscape by the ejecta from the impacts of larger projectiles.
2000 Daily Tel. 24 July 3/3 The signs include pocking of the skull and a hole in the soft palate. They can be mistaken for leprosy but there is no doubt here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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