murrain

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Plague, infectious disease, pestilence

For heauen it selfe shall their successe enuy, / And them with plagues and murrins pestilent / Consume, till all their warlike puissaunce be spent.

Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax
{n} a plague amongst cattle, a quick rot
Having, or afflicted with, murrain
any plaguelike disease of domestic animals
{i} any of a number of cattle diseases; foot and mouth disease (Veterinary Pathology)
An infectious and fatal disease among cattle
water murrain
A kind of murrain affecting cattle
murrain

    Hyphenation

    mur·rain

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Anglo-Norman mourine, moreyn, Middle French morine, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die”).
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