Definition:
curse invocation, animal disease (Crystal and Crystal 2008)
Category:
Swearing expression
Examples:
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ANTONIO
1665
Pox upon you, let me alone!
ISABELLA
Why shouldst thou mount so high as Mercury,
Unless thou hadst reversion of his place?
Stay in the moon with me, Endymion,
And we will rule these wild rebellious waves
1670
That would have drowned my love
Who speaks: Antonio.
To whom: Isabella.
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