DCHP-1 Online
snowshoe fever 
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
- 1952 (1954) 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.
- 1952 (1954) 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.