6 Vaccine: VAC'CINE, adjective [Latin vaccinus, from vacca, a cow.] Pertaining to cows; originating with or derived from cows; as the vaccine disease or cow-pox. (webstersdictionary1828.com) posted 3 years ago by YourLordPutin 3 years ago by YourLordPutin +9 / -3 3 comments share 3 comments share save hide report block hide replies
pretty interesting it's defined as "the vaccine disease" huh
Upon further research, It seems people were innoculated with cow-pox disease as a supposed prevention to small-pox and it was made cumpulsory by statute in places