mallanders
[ mal-uh n-derz ]
/ ˈmæl ən dərz /
noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
Words nearby mallanders
malkin,
mall,
mall rat,
mall walking,
mallam,
mallanders,
mallard,
mallarmé,
mallcore,
malle,
malleability
Definition for mallanders (2 of 2)
malanders
or mal·lan·ders, mal·len·ders
[ mal-uh n-derz ]
/ ˈmæl ən dərz /
noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
Compare
sallenders.
Origin of malanders
1400–50; late Middle English
malaunder < Middle French
malander < Latin
malandria blister on a horse's neck; see
-s3
British Dictionary definitions for mallanders (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for mallanders (2 of 2)
malanders
mallanders or mallenders
/ (ˈmæləndəz) /
pl n
(functioning as singular)
a disease of horses characterized by an eczematous inflammation behind the knee
Word Origin for malanders
C15: via Old French from Latin
malandria sore on the neck of a horse