What is the meaning of Murrain?

Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.

A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution; a plague.

Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.

An infectious disease affecting plants.

  1. A poor-quality green-salted animal hide.
  2. Death, especially from an infectious disease.
  3. Rotting flesh, especially of an animal which has died from a disease; carrion.

A poor-quality green-salted animal hide.

Death, especially from an infectious disease.

Rotting flesh, especially of an animal which has died from a disease; carrion.

Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.

Used as an intensifier: to a great extent; extreme, intense.

Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.

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