BANE
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Bane (b&ā;n), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. √31.] 1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]
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2. Destruction; death. [Obs.]
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The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane.
Milton.
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3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.
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Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.
Herbert.
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4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
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Syn. -- Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.
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Bane, v. t. To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller.
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