mur|rain

mur|rain
mur|rain «MUR uhn», noun.
1. an infectious disease of cattle, such as anthrax or tick fever.
2. Archaic. a pestilence; plague: »

A murrain on your monster! (Shakespeare).

[< Old French morine < Medieval Latin (England) morina plague < Latin morī die]

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