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fetlock

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fet·lock  (ftlk)
n.
1.
a. A projection on the lower part of the leg of a horse or related animal, above and behind the hoof.
b. A tuft of hair on such a projection.
2. The joint marked by such a projection.

[Middle English fitlok; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

fetlock [ˈfɛtˌlɒk], fetterlock
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called fetlock joint the joint at this part of the leg
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the tuft of hair growing from this part
[C14 fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see foot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fetlockfetlock - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
horse's foot - the hoof of a horse
articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
2.fetlock - projection behind and above a horse's hoof
horse's foot - the hoof of a horse
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Translations
fetlock [ˈfetlɒk] N
1. (Zool) (= joint) → espolón m
2. (= hair) → cernejas fpl
fetlock
nFessel f; (joint) → Fesselgelenk nt
fetlock [ˈfɛtˌlɒk] n (joint) → nocca; (hair) → barbetta
fetlock [ˈfɛtˌlɒk] n (joint) → nocca; (hair) → barbetta


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He afterwards showed me a wisp of hay, and a fetlock full of oats; but I shook my head, to signify that neither of these were food for me.
They found the prairies saturated with the heavy cold rains, prevalent in certain seasons of the year in this part of the country, the wagon wheels sank deep in the mire, the horses were often to the fetlock, and both steed and rider were completely jaded by the evening of the 12th, when they reached the Kansas River; a fine stream about three hundred yards wide, entering the Missouri from the south.
Horrock, at a question from Fred about his horse's fetlock, turned sideways in his saddle, and watched the horse's action for the space of three minutes, then turned forward, twitched his own bridle, and remained silent with a profile neither more nor less sceptical than it had been.
 
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