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   Blain (blān), n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. blēgen; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder.]
   1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister.
   
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   Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.
   
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   2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.
   
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