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- noun Plural form of
smallpox .
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Sometime in de night it was whispered 'round amongst de slaves dat old marster done took de smallpoxes and was mighty sick.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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