mauger

/ ˈmɔːɡə /

adjective

1. (of persons or animals) thin or lean

Word History and Origins

Origin of mauger¹

from Du. mager thin, meagre

Example Sentences

She said steadily: "Mauger, where did the men get the liquor?"

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Did you mark the greed in the one eye of Mauger when they came aboard?

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Brander understood the one-eyed man; he asked: "What's wrong, Mauger?"

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"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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