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cannon bone

cannon bone

noun Zoology.
the greatly developed middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed quadruped mammals, extending from the hock to the fetlock.

Origin:
1825–35; cannon in obsolete sense “tube”
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cannon bone
 
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a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals

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