murrain

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌrɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mûrin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mur•rain  (mûrin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Veterinary Diseasesany of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
  2. [Obs.]a plague or pestilence.
  • Middle French morine a plague, equivalent. to mor(ir) to die ( Latin morī) + -ine -ine2
  • Middle English moreine, moryne 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
murrain / ˈmʌrɪn/
  1. any plaguelike disease in cattle
  2. a plague
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French morine, from morir to die, from Latin morī

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