Bane (?), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. .]
1.
That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.
[Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]
2.
Destruction; death.
[Obs.]
The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane.
Milton.
3.
Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.
Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.
Herbert.
4.
A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
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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