fetter bone

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fetter bone

n
(Zoology) another name for pastern2
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Noun1.fetter bone - the part between the fetlock and the hooffetter bone - the part between the fetlock and the hoof
horse's foot - the hoof of a horse
coronet - margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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