murrain

[ mur-in ]
/ ˈmɜr ɪn /

noun

Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
Obsolete. a plague or pestilence.

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Origin of murrain

1300–50; Middle English moreine, moryne < Middle French morine a plague, equivalent to mor(ir) to die (≪ Latin morī) + -ine -ine2

Words nearby murrain

murphy drip, murphy's law, murphy-o'connor, murra, murragh, murrain, murray, murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet
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British Dictionary definitions for murrain

murrain
/ (ˈmʌrɪn) /

noun archaic

any plaguelike disease in cattle
a plague

Word Origin for murrain

C14: from Old French morine, from morir to die, from Latin morī
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