fetlock Hear it!

fetlock Definition

fet·lock (fetläk′)

noun

  1. a tuft of hair on the back of the leg of a horse, donkey, etc., just above the hoof
  2. the joint or projection bearing this tuft

Etymology: ME fitlok (understood in ME as comp. of fet, feet + lok, lock) < MDu or MLowG cognate of MHG vizzeloch < vissel, dim. (< base of OHG fuoz, foot) + -och, -ock

fetlock Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pull: As another casualty of a pulled fetlock he was happy to stay but a lack of hotel rooms caused some anxiety.

Modifies a noun

  • joint: The cassette is placed on the medial aspect of the fetlock joint at 90° to the 1° beam.

Browse dictionary entries near fetlock

  1. fetishize
  2. fetishism
  3. fetish
  4. fetiparous
  5. fetid
  6. feticide
  7. fetial
  8. feti-
  9. feterita
  10. fete
  1. fetology
  2. fetor
  3. fetoscope
  4. fetter
  5. fetterbush
  6. fetters
  7. fettle
  8. fettling
  9. fettuccine
  10. fetus