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dander1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) small particles or scales of hair or feathers get one's (or someone's) dander up Informal to become or cause to become annoyed or angry [changed from dandruff] dander2 Scot and northern English dialect n a stroll vb
(intr) to stroll [of unknown origin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up, and he knows if he can make out to put me off for a minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and I can't hit him a lick. " The "Appeal" had what it called its "Army," about thirty thousand of the faithful, who did things for it; and it was always exhorting the "Army" to keep its dander up, and occasionally encouraging it with a prize competition, for anything from a gold watch to a private yacht or an eighty-acre farm. |
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