murrain

An infectious disease affecting plants.

(historical) 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.

(no longer used) Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.

(figurative, no longer used) A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution; a plague.

(no longer used) Death, especially from an infectious disease.

(no longer used) Rotting flesh, especially of an animal which has died from a disease; carrion.

(no longer used) A poor-quality green-salted animal hide.

(figurative, no longer used) Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.

(figurative, no longer used) Used as an intensifier: to a great extent; extreme, intense.

(figurative, no longer used) Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.