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单词 pastern
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pastern

noun

pas·​tern ˈpa-stərn How to pronounce pastern (audio)
1
: a part of the foot of an equine extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof see horse illustration
2
: a part of the leg of an animal other than an equine that corresponds to the pastern

Word History

Etymology

Middle French pasturon, from pasture pastern, from Old French empasturer to hobble (a horse), from pasture tether, modification of Late Latin (chorda) pastoria, from Latin, feminine of pastorius of a herdsman, from pastor herdsman — more at pastor

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

pastern

noun

pas·​tern ˈpas-tərn How to pronounce pastern (audio)
1
: a part of the foot of an equine extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof
2
: a part of the leg of an animal other than an equine that corresponds to the pastern
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