Definition of "whitlows" [whitlows]

• Plural form of whitlow. (noun)

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• "This is a favourite mode of thought – leading not to inquire what is the uniform cause of these general "whitlows," but to stifle all inquiry."
• "Hence it is asserted, that if a man is a stealer of gold from a Brahmin, he is doomed to have whitlows on his nails; if a drinker of spirits, black teeth; if a false detractor, fetid breath; if"
• "The bruised plant has been applied externally for healing ulcers, burns, whitlows, and for the mitigation of swollen piles."