mange
mange / mānj/ • n. a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans. It typically causes severe itching, hair loss, and the formation of scabs and lesions. See also demodectic mange, sarcoptic mange.
mange
mange XIV. ME. maniewe, later mangie, shortened to mange (XVI) — OF. manjue, mangeue itch, f. manju-, pres. ind. sg. stem of mangier (mod. manger) eat:- L. mandūcāre (see MANDUCATION).
Hence mangy XVI.
Hence mangy XVI.
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