mallenders
[ mal-uh n-derz ]
/ ˈmæl ən dərz /
noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
Words nearby mallenders
malleate,
mallee,
mallee fowl,
mallee root,
mallemuck,
mallenders,
malleoincudal,
malleolar,
malleolus,
malleotomy,
mallet
Definition for mallenders (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
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British Dictionary definitions for mallenders (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for mallenders (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