WHITLOW


Meaning of WHITLOW in English

[ 'wɪtləʊ ]

■ noun an abscess in the soft tissue near a fingernail or toenail.

Origin

ME (also as whitflaw , -flow ), appar. from white + flaw 1 in the sense 'crack', but perh. related to Du. fijt '~'.

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