"inflammation on a finger or toe," mid-15c., alteration of whitflaw (c. 1400), from flaw, with first element possibly from Dutch vijt or Low German fit "abscess."
whitewash
whitey
whither
whithersoever
whitish
whitlow
Whitsun
Whitsunday
whittle
whiz
whizbang
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