Definitionn. any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
Last update: July 22, 2015
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In 1865 the rinderpest, or steppe murrain, originating amongst the vast herds of the Russian steppes, had spread westward over Europe, until it was brought to London by foreign cattle. [Please select]
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'A murrain on the young devils.' [Please select]
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"--And then aside to his kinsman, "Murrain on the gear. [Please select]
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A murrain on such doings, say I. [Please select]
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Even where left exposed, the herbage acquired a poisonous taint which proved fatal to the cattle, inducing among them a peculiar murrain. [Please select]
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"You might as well talk of keeping on the good side of the American traitors--a bloody murrain seize the whole race." [Please select]
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'Murrain' was the last of his words, and the poor spirit of him passed. [Please select]
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In Ceylon, the murrain among cattle is of frequent occurrence, and carries off great numbers of animals, wild as well as tame. [Please select]
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In the darkness and solitude I called down a murrain on his folly. [Please select]
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I began arraying myself sullenly and clumsily in the murrain petticoats. [Please select]
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"Rivers of Blood, Frogs, Lice, Flies, Murrain, Boils, Hails, Locusts, Darkness and Death of Firstborn," said Paul, in a breath. [Please select]
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