dander


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dander1
noun (in phr. get/have one's dander up) informal lose one's temper.
– origin C19: of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dander2
noun skin flakes in an animal's fur.
– origin C18: rel. to dandruff.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dander3 chiefly Scottish
noun a stroll. verb stroll.
– origin C16: perh. rel. to dial. dadder ‘quake’ and daddle ‘dawdle’.
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