murrain

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Definition of murrain in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

water murrain

A kind of murrain affecting cattle

Hyphenation

mur·rain

Etymology

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