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fetlock Definition

fet·lock (fet′läk′)

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.

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