moor-eviln.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəriːvəl/,

/ˈmɔːriːvəl/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌivəl/, Scottish English

/ˈmuriːvəl/

Forms: see moor n.¹ and evil n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, evil n.¹

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + evil n.¹ Compare earlier wood-evil n., moor-ill n.Popularly thought to be caused by lying on moorland (compare quot 1749).

Scottish and English regional. Now historical.

Disease seen in livestock grazing on moorland, or attributed to this; (probably) spec. moor-ill and wood-evil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > diarrhoea

shiteOE

skitc1440

wood-evil?1523

moor-ill1556

ray1577

shoot1587

scouring1597

moor-evil1611

scour1764

rush?1771

mu-sickness1809

washiness1844

teart1896

Johne's disease1906

paratuberculosis1913

teartness1940

1611 in R. Brown Hist. Paisley (1886) I. 222 [Was fined in ten punds for killing a cow having the] mure evil [and the selling the beef].

1698 Minute Bk. Dumfries Fleshers in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Mur(e)-evil, -ivill Any unsufficient meat such as routan ill, murivill or any other beast that is..unsufficient.

1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep iii. v. 321 What they call Wood-Evil in some other Parts, they call it here the Moor-Evil, because they conceive it is bred in a Sheep or Lamb, by its lying on moory, cold Ground.

1787 A. Croke Short View Otmoor 8 The larger cattle are frequently visited by an epidemical distemper called the Moor-evil.

1837 Veterinarian 10 470 And, moreover, I am compelled to believe, that there is no such disease with the symptoms and names as our modern writers call wood-evil, pantas, moor-evil, &c.

2002 oxford-consultants.tripod.com 11 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) The mitigation of the chronic disease called the moor evil, possibly foot and mouth disease,..was perhaps more advantageous to the large farmer than to the small one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moor-evil
释义	moor-eviln. Brit. /ˈmʊəriːvəl/, /ˈmɔːriːvəl/, U.S. /ˈmʊrˌivəl/, Scottish English /ˈmuriːvəl/ Forms: see moor n.¹ and evil n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, evil n.¹ Etymology: < moor n.¹ + evil n.¹ Compare earlier wood-evil n., moor-ill n.Popularly thought to be caused by lying on moorland (compare quot 1749). Scottish and English regional. Now historical. Disease seen in livestock grazing on moorland, or attributed to this; (probably) spec. moor-ill and wood-evil. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > diarrhoea shiteOE skitc1440 wood-evil?1523 moor-ill1556 ray1577 shoot1587 scouring1597 moor-evil1611 scour1764 rush?1771 mu-sickness1809 washiness1844 teart1896 Johne's disease1906 paratuberculosis1913 teartness1940 1611 in R. Brown Hist. Paisley (1886) I. 222 [Was fined in ten punds for killing a cow having the] mure evil [and the selling the beef]. 1698 Minute Bk. Dumfries Fleshers in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Mur(e)-evil, -ivill Any unsufficient meat such as routan ill, murivill or any other beast that is..unsufficient. 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep iii. v. 321 What they call Wood-Evil in some other Parts, they call it here the Moor-Evil, because they conceive it is bred in a Sheep or Lamb, by its lying on moory, cold Ground. 1787 A. Croke Short View Otmoor 8 The larger cattle are frequently visited by an epidemical distemper called the Moor-evil. 1837 Veterinarian 10 470 And, moreover, I am compelled to believe, that there is no such disease with the symptoms and names as our modern writers call wood-evil, pantas, moor-evil, &c. 2002 oxford-consultants.tripod.com 11 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) The mitigation of the chronic disease called the moor evil, possibly foot and mouth disease,..was perhaps more advantageous to the large farmer than to the small one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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