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Dunder vs Dander - What's the difference?

dunder | dander |

As nouns the difference between dunder and dander

is that dunder is the lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum while dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

As a verb dander is

to wander about.

dunder

English

(wikipedia dunder)

Noun

  • (West Indies) The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum.
    • The use of dunder in the making of rum answers the purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flour. — B. Edwards.
    (Webster 1913)

    dander

    English

    (wikipedia dander)

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of dandruff

    Noun

    (-)
  • Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
  • Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
  • 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

    (en)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".
    • He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.
    She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.

    See also

    * knee-jerk (Passion, temper, anger)

    Etymology 3

    Alteration of dandle or daddle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wander about.
  • * , Episode 16
    • So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey
  • To maunder, to talk incoherently.
    • Derived terms
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