mange

n : an persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing

inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects

domestic animals (and sometimes people)

manged

/mahnjd/ [probably from the French "manger" or Italian

"mangiare", to eat; perhaps influenced by English "mange",

"mangy"] Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged,

usually beyond repair. "The disk was manged after the

electrical storm." Compare {mung}.

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