Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An often fatal infectious disease of domestic animals, especially horses, caused by the trypanosome Trypanosoma evansi and usually transmitted by biting insects.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A malarial disease of horses in India, characterized by the presence of monad-like bodies in the blood.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In Southern Asia and in parts of Africa there is a very serious disease of horses known as surra which is caused by a similar parasite
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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They are the most satisfactory draught-animals ever introduced and, but for the fear of the new disease "surra," might take the place of buffaloes in agriculture.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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Unfortunately, prices of everything have risen since 1898, and, moreover, a fatal horse-disease, called "surra," unknown in the Islands before that period, has considerably reduced the stock of ponies.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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Islamic scholars can emphasize that the Quran clearly teaches that no one can be punished on account of the actions of others (surra 6, verse 164).
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Jag längtar efter att komma ner till Malmö och få liksom surra runt lite i all din kreativitet och framgång, dricka lite kaffe på studion.
This has happened: Niklas Asker 2009
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Minu Ninetta, surra maikuus ci vuole tanto troppo coraggio see vajab liig palju vaprust
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2008
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At present the surra is misapplied, and serves only to feed a swarm of persons in a state of complete idleness, while the poor are left destitute, and not the smallest encouragement is given to industry.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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He likewise fixed the surra from Constantinople, or, as it is called, the Greek surra, at thirty-one thousand ducats per annum.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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The Hadj caravans now ceased; few pilgrims arrived by way of Yembo; Saoud, soon after, prohibited the passage to the town to all Turkish pilgrims; and the surra or stipends were of course withheld.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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He was guilty of the most flagrant acts of injustice; he oppressed the pilgrims, extorted money from them, confiscated the property of all the hadjys and foreigners who died here, withheld the surra brought from
Travels in Arabia 2003
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