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fetlock

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛtlɒk/

(also fetlock joint)
Definition of fetlock

noun

  • the joint of a horse’s or other quadruped’s leg between the cannon bone and the pastern.

Origin:

Middle English: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel 'fetlock', also to foot

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