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dander

1

[ dan-der ]

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.
  2. Informal. anger; temper:

    Don't get your dander up over such a trifle.



dander

2

[ dan-der ]

noun

  1. Scot. a stroll; saunter.
  2. British Dialect. a fit of shivering.

dander

1

/ ˈdændər; ˈdændə /

noun

  1. a stroll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to stroll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dander

2

/ ˈdændə /

noun

  1. small particles or scales of hair or feathers
  2. get one's dander up or get someone's dander up informal.
    to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dander1

First recorded in 1825–35; alteration of dandruff

Origin of dander2

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dander1

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of dander2

C19: changed from dandruff
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Idioms and Phrases

see get one's back (dander) up .
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Example Sentences

You can tell where it’s been in the inner solar system because it leaves a veritable cloud of itself behind, but instead of dander and hair, it’s ice and dust.

That means breathing in plenty of dust, dander, and pollen that gets into our homes.

Multi-surface brushes can handle carpets and hard floors, catching 99-percent of cat and dog dander, and the Roomba empties itself in its base station for up to 60 days.

Designed to be used on multiple floor surfaces, this pet hair vacuum includes a handheld head specially designed for hair and dander, plus a flexible hose and extension wand to get to hard-to-reach areas.

Think about how frequently you’re hoping to vacuum your home and how much dust, dirt, and pet dander might accumulate in the meantime.

On other words, the more dander and bacteria, the fewer sick kids.

If the issue is indoor allergies caused by dust mites, mold or pet dander, cleaning and vacuuming might help.

No one but Rube would have attempted such a thing; but he never stopped to think about odds or chances when his dander was up.

I give ye fair warnin',—yer've raised my dander, an' put my Ebenezer up.

Their favorite dissipation, when their looms had come to rest, was a dander through the kirk-yard.

It seems that there is nothing for style like a man's dander being put up.

There came a kind of Highland snuffle out of the man that raised my dander strangely.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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