DCHP-1 Online
snowshoe evil Obs. 
a painful state of inflamed joints and muscles affecting snowshoers, caused by undue strain on the tendons of the leg.
See also: mal de raquette
- 1763 (1901) I was now troubled with a disorder, called the snow-shoe evil, proceeding from an unusual strain on the tendons of the leg, occasioned by the weight of the snow-shoe, and [which] brings an inflammation.
- 1763 (1901) I was now troubled with a disorder, called the snow-shoe evil, proceeding from an unusual strain on the tendons of the leg, occasioned by the weight of the snow-shoe, and [which] brings an inflammation.