moor-evil
/ˈmʊəriːvl/ /ˈmɔːriːvl/Scottish and English regional. Now historical
noun
Disease seen in livestock grazing on moorland, or attributed to this; (probably) specifically moor-ill and wood-evil.
Origin
Early 17th century. From moor + evil. Compare earlier wood-evil, moor-ill.
- draw reins
- draw sheet
- draw someone out
- draw someone's fire
- draw something down
- draw something on
- draw something out
- draw something up
- draw straws
- drawstring
- draw stumps
- draw the crabs
- draw the line
- draw the short straw
- draw up
- dray
- dray horse
- drayman
- DRC
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- dreadfully
- dreadfulness
- dreadlocked