Murrain

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Murrain \Mur"rain\, n. [OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir,
     murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri.] (Far.)
     An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. --Bacon.
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     {A murrain on you}, may you be afflicted with a pestilent


        disease. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Murrain \Mur"rain\, a.
     Having, or afflicted with, murrain.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  murrain
       n : any plaguelike disease of domestic animals

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Murrain
     Heb. deber, "destruction," a "great mortality", the fifth plague
     that fell upon the Egyptians (Ex. 9:3). It was some distemper
     that resulted in the sudden and widespread death of the cattle.
     It was confined to the cattle of the Egyptians that were in the
     field (9:6).