Definitions of fetlock [ˈfɛtˌlɒk]

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Definition of 'fetlock'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fetlock
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. fetlock
the tuft of hair itself.

3. fetlock
Also called fetlock joint. the joint at this point.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME fitlok, akin to MHG viz(ze)loch, ult. der. of Gmc *fet-, a gradational var. of *fot-foot)

Definition of 'fetlock'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fetlock, fetlock joint
the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

2. (noun) fetlock
projection behind and above a horse's hoof

Definition of 'fetlock'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) fetlock
the cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair

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