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. [1913 Webster] {A murrain on you}, may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Murrain \Mur"rain\, a. Having, or afflicted with, murrain. [1913 Webster] 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).
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