Found 2 items, similar to Fetlock.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fetlock
fetlock
n 1: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern [syn:
fetlock joint
]
2: projection behind and above a horse's hoof
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fetlock
Fetlock
\Fet"lock\, n. [OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace,
step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. [root]
77. See
Foot.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Their wounded steeds
Fret fetlock deep in gore. --Shak.
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