mange
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ / /ˈmæɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ / [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯nd͡ʒ]
noun
Etymology: From Middle English manjewe, manjeue, from Old French manjue, derived from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger (“to eat”)), from Latin manducare.
- A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
“Not yet come! [the] worrying of wolves, biting of mad dogs, the manges, and the—”