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noun
1.
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
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Informal. anger; temper: Don't get your dander up over such a trifle.
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Dander
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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dander
1831, Amer.Eng., "temper," originally (W.Indies) "fermentation of sugar," perhaps from Sp. redundar "to overflow," from L. redundare.
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dander dan·der (dān'dər)
n.
Small scales from the skin, hair, or feathers of an animal, often causing an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.
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