mauger

/ ˈmɔːɡə /

adjective

Origin of mauger¹

from Du. mager thin, meagre

She said steadily: "Mauger, where did the men get the liquor?"

Did you mark the greed in the one eye of Mauger when they came aboard?

Brander understood the one-eyed man; he asked: "What's wrong, Mauger?"

"I had 'casion to discipline Mauger," he said, with awkward dignity, his head wagging.

Dan'l knew this; he was careful never to push Mauger too far.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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