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Formed in English as vacci- (“cow”) + -cide (“killing”). Compare the earlier French vaccicide (“a killer of cows”). First attested in 1865.
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Today it means: The killing of a cow. Full definition →
Formed in English as vacci- (“cow”) + -cide (“killing”). Compare the earlier French vaccicide (“a killer of cows”). First attested in 1865.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.