WHITLOW


Meaning of WHITLOW in English

n. an inflammation near a fingernail or toenail.

[ ME whitflaw, -flow, app. = WHITE + FLAW(1) in the sense 'crack', but perh. of LG orig.: cf. Du. fijt, LG fit whitlow ]

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