Bane [1]
(1): (v. t.) To be the bane of; to ruin.
(2): (n.) Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.
(3): (n.) A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
(4): (n.) Destruction; death.
(5): (n.) That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.
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