dander

[dan-der]

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noun

loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.

Informal. anger; temper: Don't get your dander up over such a trifle.

Origin of dander

First recorded in 1825–35; alteration of dandruff

dander

[dan-der]

noun

Scot. a stroll; saunter.

British Dialect. a fit of shivering.

Origin of dander

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain

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Related Words for dander

wrath, temper, resentment, dudgeon, ire, scurf

Examples from the Web for dander

Historical Examples of dander

But you didn't ought to have your dander ris with me, Gen'ral.'
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
They have a good deal of dander (dandruff) for sich little vipers!
Oak Openings
James Fenimore Cooper
But whatever did you do to them, to get their dander up so bad, Giraffe?
The Boy Scouts Afoot in France
Herbert Carter
But as this is our first interview, I must not let my dander rise.'
The Golden Butterfly
Walter Besant
He's takkin a dander through the buryin' ground wi' Snecky Hobart.'
When a Man's Single
J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for dander

dander

noun

small particles or scales of hair or feathers

get one's dander up or get someone's dander up informal to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry

Word Origin for dander

C19: changed from dandruff

dander

noun

a stroll

verb

(intr) to stroll

Word Origin for dander

C19: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for dander

1831, American English, "temper," of unknown origin; perhaps originally from figurative use of West Indies dander, dunder "fermentation of sugar," from Spanish redundar "to overflow," from Latin redundare (see redundant).

dander in Medicine

dander

[dăn′dər]

n.

Small scales from the skin, hair, or feathers of an animal, often causing an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.

Idioms and Phrases with dander

dander

see get one's back (dander) up.