Associations to the word «Murrain»

Wiktionary

MURRAIN, noun. (archaic) Plague, infectious disease, pestilence.
MURRAIN, noun. (now chiefly historical) (veterinary medicine) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax.

Dictionary definition

MURRAIN, noun. Any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley