Moorill

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disease of cattle, with hemoglobinuria. obsolete, uncountable

    "The most frequent complaint among cows is the moorill. It is observed that cattle brought from the south and the east, to Dumbarton, Bonhill, and some other places, very readily take the moorill: […]"

Example

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"The most frequent complaint among cows is the moorill. It is observed that cattle brought from the south and the east, to Dumbarton, Bonhill, and some other places, very readily take the moorill: […]"

Etymology

From moor + ill?

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