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   Bane (bān), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. φονεύς murderer, φόνος 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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