About The Word Fetlock

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Fetlock

Fetlock Meaning & Definition
Fetlock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fetlock?

[n] projection behind and above a horse's hoof
[n] the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fetlock: fetlock joint

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fetlock: arch | bang | bangs | clubfoot | digit | dog | extremity | fleck | flock | foot | forefoot | forelock | forepaw | fringe | harefoot | heel | hoof | instep | pad | pastern | patte | paw | pedal extremity | pedes | pes | pied | pug | quiff | sole | splayfoot | toe | tootsy | trotter | tuft | ungula

See Also | appendage | articulatio | articulation | horse's foot | horse's hoof | joint | outgrowth | process

Fetlock In Webster's Dictionary

\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. Their wounded steeds Fret fetlock deep in gore. --Shak.

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