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fet·lock F0093200 (fĕt′lŏk′)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) or fetterlockn1. (Zoology) a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern2. (Zoology) Also called: fetlock joint the joint at this part of the leg3. (Zoology) the tuft of hair growing from this part[C14 fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see foot]fet•lock (ˈfɛtˌlɒk)
n. 1. the projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair. 2. the tuft of hair itself. 3. Also called fet′lock joint`. the joint at this point. [1275–1325; Middle English fitlok, akin to Middle High German viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Germanic *fet-, a gradational variant of *fot- foot] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fetlock - the joint between the cannon bone and the pasternfetlock jointhorse's foot - the hoof of a horsearticulatio, 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 hoofhorse's foot - the hoof of a horseappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" |
TranslationsfetlockenUK
fetlock, fetterlock1. a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern 2. the joint at this part of the leg 3. the tuft of hair growing from this part fetlockenUK
Related to fetlock: fetlock jointSynonyms for fetlocknoun the joint between the cannon bone and the pasternSynonymsRelated Words- horse's foot
- articulatio
- joint
- articulation
noun projection behind and above a horse's hoofRelated Words- horse's foot
- appendage
- outgrowth
- process
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