murrain
(noun) any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
Source: WordNet® 3.1
murrain (countable and uncountable, plural murrains)
(archaic) Plague, infectious disease, pestilence.
(now chiefly historical, veterinary medicine) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax.
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"rain, n. Etym: [OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir, murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri.] (Far.)
Definition: An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. Bacon. A murrain on you, may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease. Shak.
Mur"rain, a.
Definition: Having, or afflicted with, murrain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
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