A D-shaped fetter for tethering a horse by the leg, now only as represented as a heraldic charge.
Example sentencesExamples
Too soon he saw that his hope was vain; there were ten or twelve stout archers with the white rosette of York in their bonnets, the falcon and fetterlock on their sleeves.
A falcon displayed within a closed fetterlock was a badge of King Edward IV.
Definition of fetterlock in US English:
fetterlock
nounˈfɛdərˌlɑkˈfedərˌläk
A D-shaped fetter for tethering a horse by the leg, now only as represented as a heraldic charge.
Example sentencesExamples
Too soon he saw that his hope was vain; there were ten or twelve stout archers with the white rosette of York in their bonnets, the falcon and fetterlock on their sleeves.
A falcon displayed within a closed fetterlock was a badge of King Edward IV.