mauger

/ (ˈmɔːɡə) /

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adjective

Caribbean (of persons or animals) thin or lean

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Word Origin for mauger

from Du. mager thin, meagre

Words nearby mauger

mauby, Mauchly, maud, maudlin, Maudslay, mauger, Maugham, maugre, Maui, mauka, maul

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How to use mauger in a sentence

She said steadily: "Mauger, where did the men get the liquor?"
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Did you mark the greed in the one eye of Mauger when they came aboard?
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Brander understood the one-eyed man; he asked: "What's wrong, Mauger?"
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
"I had 'casion to discipline Mauger," he said, with awkward dignity, his head wagging.
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Dan'l knew this; he was careful never to push Mauger too far.
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