fetterlock

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fetterlock /ˈfɛtəˌlɒk/ n

fet•lock /ˈfɛtˌlɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Zoologythe part of the leg of a horse above and behind the hoof that sticks out and has a tuft of hair.

fet•lock (fet′lok′),USA pronunciation n.

Zoologythe projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair. See diag. under horse.
Zoologythe tuft of hair itself.
ZoologyAlso called fet′lock joint′. the joint at this point.

Middle English fitlok, akin to Middle High German viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Gmc *fet-, a gradational variant of *fot- foot 1275–1325

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fetlock /ˈfɛtˌlɒk/, fetterlock n

a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern
Also called: fetlock joint the joint at this part of the leg
the tuft of hair growing from this part

Etymology: 14th Century fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see foot

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