malanders

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noun

A crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse.

OriginFrench malandres ← Latin malandria →
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Meanings

nounmalanders pl (plural only)

alternative malenders · alternative mallanders · alternative mallenders

  1. archaicpluralplural onlybiologyA crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse.

Origin

  1. Latinmalandria“blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses”
  2. Frenchmalandres
  3. Englishmalanders

French malandres, from Latin malandria (“blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses”).

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