Definitions for pastern
ˈpæs tərnpastern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pastern, fetter bonenoun

   the part between the fetlock and the hoof

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pasternnoun

   The area on a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.

2. Etymology: From pasturon (French pâturon), from pasture ‘shackle’ (from pastoria ‘shackle for pastured animal's foot’) + diminutive suffix.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pasternnoun

   Etymology: pasturon, French.

   1. The knee of an horse.

   I will not change my horse with any that treads on four pasterns. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   The colt that for a stallion is design’d,
   Upright he walks on pasterns firm and straight,
   His motions easy, prancing in his gait. Dryden.

   Being heavy, he should not tread stiff, but have a pastern made him, to break the force of his weight: by this his body hangs on the hoof, as a coach doth by the leathers. Nehemiah Grew.

   2. The legs of an human creature in contempt.

   So straight she walk’d, and on her pasterns high:
   If seeing her behind, he lik’d her pace,
   Now turning short, he better lik’d her face. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pastern

   The pastern is a part of the leg of a horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof. It incorporates the long pastern bone (proximal phalanx) and the short pastern bone (middle phalanx), which are held together by two sets of paired ligaments to form the pastern joint (proximal interphalangeal joint). Anatomically homologous to the two largest bones found in the human finger, the pastern was famously mis-defined by Samuel Johnson in his dictionary as "the knee of a horse". When a lady asked Johnson how this had happened, he gave the much-quoted reply: "Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance."

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1. pastern

   The pastern is a part of the leg of a horse, located between the fetlock and the top of the hoof. It consists of two bones within the skin, connected by a joint, and helps to absorb shock and impact while the horse is moving. It is important for horse health and performance. This term can also refer to analogous parts on other hoofed animals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pasternnoun

   the part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse

2. Pasternnoun

   a shackle for horses while pasturing

3. Pasternnoun

   a patten

4. Etymology: [Of. pasturon, F. pturon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.]

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1. Pastern

   The pastern is a part of the leg of a horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof. It incorporates the long pastern bone and the short pastern bone, which are held together by two sets of paired ligaments to form the pastern joint. Anatomically homologous to the two largest bones found in the human finger, the pastern was famously mis-defined by Samuel Johnson in his dictionary as "the knee of a horse". When a lady asked Johnson how he came to do so, he gave the much-quoted reply: "Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pastern

   pas′tėrn, n. the part of a horse's foot from the fetlock to the hoof, where the shackle is fastened. [O. Fr. pasturon (Fr. pâturon)—O. Fr. pasture, pasture, a tether for a horse.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pastern in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pastern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pastern
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pastern
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pastern
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastern
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastern
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pastern
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pastern