What is any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert called?
bane — Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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