whitlow
[hwit-loh, wit-]
- an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
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See also felon2.
Origin of whitlow
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Paul, you land a couple of blows on Whitlow and then follow Alice.
The Moving Picture Girls in War PlaysLaura Lee Hope
A felon or Whitlow is a more extensive and a more serious condition.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)Grant Hague
Mr. Whitlow rents a gin, but will own one of his own this year.
"I—I expect so," said Whitlow, clinging to his brief case with both hands.
Minor DetailJohn Michael Sharkey
Whitlow half-expected him to remove his hat, but he did not.
Minor DetailJohn Michael Sharkey
whitlow
- any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe
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Word Origin for whitlow
C14: changed from whitflaw, from white + flaw 1
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Word Origin and History for whitlow
"inflammation on a finger or toe," mid-15c., alteration of whitflaw (c.1400), from flaw, with first element possibly from Dutch vijt or Low German fit "abscess."
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whitlow
(wĭt′lō′)- felon
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