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FETLOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Projection behind and above a horse's hoof
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fetlock" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Holonyms ("fetlock" is a part of...):
horse's foot (the hoof of a horse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
Synonyms:
fetlock; fetlock joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("fetlock" is a kind of...):
articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))
Holonyms ("fetlock" is a part of...):
horse's foot (the hoof of a horse)
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