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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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n
a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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