| 释义 |
fet·lock
I. \ˈfetˌläk\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English fitlok, fetlak; akin to Middle High German vizzelach, vizlach, vizloch fetlock, vezzel, vizzel pastern, Old English fōt foot — more at foot
1. : a projection like a cushion bearing a tuft of long hair on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals
2. : the tuft of hair itself
3. or fetlock joint : the joint of the limb at the fetlock between the great pastern bone and the metatarsal or metacarpal
II. noun
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Etymology: by alteration (influence of fetlock) (I)
: fetterlock I |