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White foot vs White leg

white foot—(pl. whitefoots) a white-footed mouse of the genus Peromyscus:

  • “Whitefoots” are active all year round, even in cold weather. Their activities begin at dusk and continue through the night.

white leg—(med.) thrombophlebitis of a femoral vein after child-birth:

  • After our May was born she never walked properly again. She had what they called the white leg.