A cause of misery or death.
A disease of sheep.
Bone.
To be the bane of.
To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.