Moorill
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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