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snowshoe fever
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a painful state of inflamed joints and muscles affecting snowshoers, caused by undue strain on the tendons of the leg.
See: mal de raquette
Quotations
1952
By the end of our first fortnight on the trail we had developed several cases of snowshoe fever, which is a painful swelling of the ankles and lower legs, brought on by the unaccustomed use of the racquets.