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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malanders1

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

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