n. Informal Temper or anger: What got their dander up? [Perhaps alteration of dunder, fermented cane juice used in rum-making, fermentation, possibly alteration of Spanish redundar, to overflow, from Latin redundāre; see REDUNDANT.] |
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n. Scurf from the coat or feathers of various animals, often of an allergenic nature. [Alteration of DANDRUFF.] |
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