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UK
/dˈændɐ/
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NOUN
- small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
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a feeling of anger and animosity
having one's hackles or dander up
How To Use dander In A Sentence
- Now, if that su'thin 'had kep' quiet, I do believe that I'd have gone about-ship an 'showed her my heels, but that su'thin', whatever it was, set up my dander. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains
- It was a fighting club, and on Friday nights the few respectable, god-fearing members dandered to the town-house, as if merely curious to have another look at the building. Auld Licht Idylls
- The problem with cats is generally the dander, and if you get a very short-haired cat when it's a kitten, I'm told that they can learn not to mind being bathed regularly, which cuts way, way down on the dander.
- Finally, I got my dander up and accosted him in his office.
- Although you cannot completely prevent dander from getting into your bedroom, keeping the animal out will greatly reduce the level of pet allergen in that room.
- Animal dander can create allergies that manifest only at night, and the movement of any pet on your bed can wake you up.
- Second, if you are outside doing anything with the dog, you will be bringing dander back into the house with you and setting off your wife's allergies.
- Perhaps another factor was the ever-rising star of Commander Dander, old friend and ally of Coffin and now his influential patron.
- When you are on the broo what is there to do but dander about?
- This cleaning team, although satisfactory in every other way, was apparently the source of animal dander that caused an exacerbation of atopic symptoms in the family.