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murrain

mur·rain [ múrrən ] (plural mur·rains)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. cattle disease: an infectious disease that affects cattle, e.g. anthrax

2. plague: an infectious and fast-spreading disease ( archaic or humorous )

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman moryn, Old French morine< mourir "die" < Latin mori]
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