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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dander
noun
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▪ Niki somehow felt this was a make-or-break race for him; his pride was dented, his dander up.
▪ Our politicians rail about crime and fluff our dander up at election time.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dander

Dander \Dan"der\, n. [Corrupted from dandruff.]

  1. Dandruff or scurf on the head.

  2. Anger or vexation; rage. [Low]
    --Halliwell.

Dander

Dander \Dan"der\, v. i. [See Dandle.] To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell. [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dander

1831, American English, "temper," of unknown origin; perhaps originally from figurative use of West Indies dander, dunder "fermentation of sugar," from Spanish redundar "to overflow," from Latin redundare (see redundant).

Wiktionary
dander

Etymology 1 n. 1 dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp. 2 Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals. 3 Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs. Etymology 2

n. (context slang English) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up". Etymology 3

vb. 1 To wander about. 2 To maunder, to talk incoherently.

WordNet
dander
  1. n. small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people

  2. a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" [syn: hackles]

Wikipedia
Dander

Dander is an informal term for a material shed from the body of various animals, including humans, which have fur, hair, or feathers. The term is similar to dandruff, when an excess of flakes becomes visible. Skin flakes that come off the main body of an animal are dander, while the flakes of skin called dandruff come from the scalp and is composed of epithelial skin cells. The surface layer of mammalian skin is called the stratum corneum, which is shed as part of normal skin replacement.

Dander is microscopic, and can be transported through the air in house dust, where it forms the diet of the house dust mite. Through the air, dander can enter the mucous membranes in the nose and lungs, causing allergies in susceptible individuals, largely through the mechanism of allergy to proteins in the bodies of the dust mites that live on dander. Dander builds up in carpets and in mattresses and pillows, so smooth surfaces predispose to an environment where levels of dander can be controlled more easily. More pet dander is sloughed off in older animals than in younger animals. Dander build up can be a cause of allergies, such as allergic rhinitis, in humans. Damp dusting and vacuum cleaners fitted with HEPA filters reduce re-distribution of the dander dust, with associated dust mites, into the air.

An older etymology has it that dander is a dialect synonym of dandruff, possibly from Yorkshire in England.

Usage examples of "dander".

Instinctively he flapped his wings, scattering dander and loose feathers.

The moment a man answered her right back instead of getting his dander up, why, she flashed a smile fit to charm the warts off a toad.

Kenny K does seem rather close to the Moi throne, which can usually be relied on to get her dander up.

Any other woman would have raised his dander by such remarks, but he was not offended.

So I dandered a bit and ended up in the Eldon Coffee Rooms in Blackett Street.

Since she didn't actually live with the Dedelphi, she'd been spared the necessity of depilating herself to keep her dander to a minimum.

There Gortal's scutters gathered the dustcat dander and processed it into the dreamdust, which was worth more than nightsilk in the Lanachronan cities of the south—and far more even than that for the little that traveled the ancient roads back to Lustrea in the east.