whitefoot

noun

plural whitefeet see sense 3

1

: a white mark on a horse's foot between the fetlock and the coffin

also : a horse having such a mark

2

usually capitalized : one of a secret society replacing the Whiteboys in Ireland about 1832

3

plural whitefoots : white-footed mouse

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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