The Only Use of
bane
in
Wuthering Heights
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- 'But where did he come from, the little dark thing, harboured by a good man to his bane?' muttered Superstition, as I dozed into unconsciousness.†
p. 239.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(bane as in: bane of my existence) something that causes misery or recurring difficulty
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly and long ago, "bane" references a poison -- often in combination with a plant name such as Wolfsbane.