From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bane \Bane\ (b[=a]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.
[root]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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bane \Bane\, v. t.
To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bane
n 1: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: {bane}, {curse}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]
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