murrain |
murrain | (n) any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague |
potato blight | (n) a blight of potatoes, Syn. potato murrain, potato mold, potato disease, potato mildew |
Murrain | n. [ OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir, murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri. ] (Far.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Murrain | a. Having, or afflicted with, murrain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Water murrain | A kind of murrain affecting cattle. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ] |