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rufus dog

(8,419 posts) Thu Jul 12, 2012, 04:04 PM Jul 2012

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The Irony and Karma of Bain/Bane

bane (bn)
n.
1. Fatal injury or ruin: "Hath some fond lover tic'd thee to thy bane?" (George Herbert).
2.
a. A cause of harm, ruin, or death: "Obedience,/Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,/Makes slaves of men" (Percy Bysshe Shelley).
b. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation: "The spellings of foreign names are often the bane of busy copy editors" (Norm Goldstein).
3. A deadly poison.

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The Irony and Karma of Bain/Bane (Original Post) rufus dog Jul 2012 OP

Bane: the dog that killed that woman in SF a few years ago XemaSab Jul 2012 #1

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1. Bane: the dog that killed that woman in SF a few years ago

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