Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
murrain .
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Examples
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& Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 141 A shirt of mayle wth the hed peace or murren thereunto belonginge.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Movies must meet the expectations of the broader non-comics reading audience who are aware that Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are good guys who fly from a phone box, drive a big car and spin webs, any size, and that's about it. murren
Empire News 2010
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Amb. 1787: A murren meete'em, there's none of these wiles that euer
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In this 31. yeare of king Henries reigne, great death and murren of cattell began in this land so vniuersallie in all places, that no towne nor village escaped frée: [Sidenote: _Wil.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (3 of 12) Henrie I. Raphael Holinshed
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_] About this season, the people in all places were pitifullie plaged with burning feuers, which brought manie to their end: a murren also came to their cattell, whereof a woonderfull number died.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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1433: A murren on your Monster, and the diuell take your
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