MEANING
An archaic name for a contagious disease of domestic animals, especially cattle or sheep.
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Name an archaic livestock plague.Adds historically plausible specificity to a village threatened by disease in its herds.
Words that belong together
- murrain among cattle
- an outbreak of murrain
- die of murrain
- outbreak of murrain
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The chronicle says murrain swept through the valley’s herds before winter.
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Usage notes
Rare and archaic; the primary historical sense is a contagious disease of domestic animals, especially cattle or sheep. Do not use as a generic human illness.
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