bumblefoot

[ buhm-buh l-foo t ]
/ ˈbʌm bəlˌfʊt /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a swelling, sometimes purulent, of the ball of the foot in fowl.

Origin of bumblefoot

First recorded in 1860–65; bumble1 + foot

British Dictionary definitions for bumble-foot

bumble-foot

noun

vet science an inflammatory condition of the feet of birds, usually caused by an infection