What does "bane" mean?
Bane: Destruction; death. [Obs.] The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert.
- 3.A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
- 4.To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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