murrain
[ mur-in ]
/ ˈmɜr ɪn /
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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
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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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