The hard knob in the skin of the horse at the inner side of the fore-legs; supposed to represent the thumbnail of other animals. Cf. castor, n.4
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > leg > foreleg > chestnut (knob of skin on) (3) chestnut1859 The hard knob in the skin of the horse at the inner side of the fore-legs; supposed to represent the thumbnail of other animals. Cf. castor, n.4 castor1888 (See quot. and cf. chestnut, n.) night eye1934 (a) an eye able to see or adapted for seeing in the dark (usually in plural); (b) U.S. = chestnut, n. 5. |
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