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.

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-O'Connor, Murphy's Law, murra, murragh, murrain, Murray, Murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet

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Example sentences from the Web for murrain

Murrain on you, old Franky, you never let a man speak his mind, and shame the devil.
Westward Ho!|Charles Kingsley
It is said by Whewell, that the murrain is supposed to have fallen only on the animals which were in the open pasture.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove
The murrain demon is expelled in the same way as that of the cholera, and removed by the agency of the scapegoat.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. I (of 2)|W. Crooke
There has been a murrain among the cattle this year, and dead cows lay about in every stage of decomposition.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]|Anne Blunt

What beasts could the boils break out on, when all were killed by murrain in verse 6?
The Bible: what it is|Charles Bradlaugh

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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单词	murrain
释义	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. 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-O'Connor, Murphy's Law, murra, murragh, murrain, Murray, Murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for murrain Murrain on you, old Franky, you never let a man speak his mind, and shame the devil. Westward Ho!\|Charles Kingsley It is said by Whewell, that the murrain is supposed to have fallen only on the animals which were in the open pasture. Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease\|John Grove The murrain demon is expelled in the same way as that of the cholera, and removed by the agency of the scapegoat. The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. I (of 2)\|W. Crooke There has been a murrain among the cattle this year, and dead cows lay about in every stage of decomposition. A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2]\|Anne Blunt What beasts could the boils break out on, when all were killed by murrain in verse 6? The Bible: what it is\|Charles Bradlaugh 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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