Meaning of MURRAIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'murin
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| | Definition: | | [n] any plaguelike disease of domestic animals |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Mur"rain\, a.
Having, or afflicted with, murrain.
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| | Definition: | | 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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