Definition of Murrain. Meaning of Murrain. Synonyms of Murrain

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Definition of Murrain

Murrain
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. A murrain on you, may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease. --Shak.
Murrain
Murrain Mur"rain, a. Having, or afflicted with, murrain.

Meaning of Murrain from wikipedia

- Look up murrain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Murrain /ˈmʌrɪn/ (also known as distemper) is an antiquated term for various infectious diseases affecting...
- Olsen Tzuan Murrain (born 24 April 1982) is a Montserratian born English cricketer. Murrain is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace...
- (album), by The New Christs Remix dystemper, a remix album by Skinny Puppy Murrain, a name of any of a number of serious illnesses among cattle and sheep...
- Network in 2006. This set also included a similarly themed TV play called Murrain that Kneale had written for ITV's Against the Crowd series in 1975. "10...
- the "great death". Subsequent to the pandemic "the furste moreyn" (first murrain) or "first pestilence" was applied, to distinguish the mid-14th century...
- need-fire or force-fire was a special fire kindled to ward off plague and murrain (infectious diseases affecting livestock) in parts of western, northern...
- severe famine in the mid-fourteenth century (Hector Boece records floods, murrain, and plagues of "myce and ratonis" throughout Scotland in 1340), Christie...
- Army Historical Research: 79–93. JSTOR 44222485. However, the incurable murrain[Footnote1] this regiment contracted whilst sharing winter quarters with...
- Britannia 85 - Nobody can deny 86 - James, come kiss me now 87 - What Murrain now has ta'en the Whigs 88 - True Blue 89 - Will ye go to Sheriffmuir (Aikendrum)...
- autocannibalism preceding death. Used as a bioterror weapon. Buscard's murrain, wormword "Entry Taken from a Medical Encyclopaedia" by China Miéville...