fetlock
[ fet-lok ]
/ ˈfɛtˌlɒk /
noun
the projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair.
the tuft of hair itself.
Also called fetlock joint.
the joint at this point.
Origin of fetlock
1275–1325; Middle English
fitlok, akin to Middle High German
viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Germanic
*fet-, a gradational variant of
*fot-
foot
Words nearby fetlock
fetid,
fetiparous,
fetish,
fetishism,
fetishize,
fetlock,
feto-,
fetoglobulin,
fetography,
fetology,
fetometry
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British Dictionary definitions for fetlock
fetlock
fetterlock
/ (ˈfɛtˌlɒk) /
noun
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
Word Origin for fetlock
C14
fetlak; related to Middle High German
vizzeloch fetlock, from
vizzel pastern +
-och; see
foot