Definition of fetlock Fetlock

fet•lock

We found 6 definitions of fetlock from 5 different sources.

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What does fetlock mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: fetlocks

fetlock - projection behind and above a horse's hoof
  appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger
fetlock - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
  fetlock joint
  articulatio, articulation, joint the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fetlock (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • fetlock
    fet′lok, n. a tuft of hair that grows behind on horses' feet: the part where this hair grows.—adj. Fet′locked, tied by the fetlock. [History obscure; often explained as compounded of foot and lock (of hair); cf. Ger. fiszloch.]

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