malanders

or mal·lan·ders, mal·len·ders

[ mal-uhn-derz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.

malanders

/ ˈmæləndəz /

plural noun

1. functioning as singular a disease of horses characterized by an eczematous inflammation behind the knee

Word History and Origins

Origin of malanders¹

1400–50; late Middle English malaunder < Middle French malander < Latin malandria blister on a horse's neck; -s ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of malanders¹

C15: via Old French from Latin malandria sore on the neck of a horse