fetlock
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noun
1.
the projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair. See diag. under horse.
2.
the tuft of hair itself.
3.
Also called fetlock joint. the joint at this point.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English fitlok, akin to Middle High German viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Germanic *fet-, a gradational variant of *fot- foot
1275–1325; Middle English fitlok, akin to Middle High German viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Germanic *fet-, a gradational variant of *fot- foot
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fetlock or fetterlock (ˈfɛtˌlɒk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern |
| 2. | Also called: fetlock joint the joint at this part of the leg |
| 3. | the tuft of hair growing from this part |
| [C14 fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see | |
| fetterlock or fetterlock | |
| —n | |
| [C14 fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see | |
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Fetlock
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fetlock
early 14c., fetlak, from a Gmc. source (cf. M.H.G. fizlach, Ger. Fiszloch), perhaps related to the root of Ger. fessel "pastern." The M.E. dim. suffix -ok (from O.E. -oc) was misread and the word taken in folk etymology as being a compound of feet and lock (of hair).
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Example sentences
The folks who wouldn't otherwise know a fetlock from a forelock.
One step beyond the road edge and the adventurer sinks as deep as the fetlock.
Fetlock-part of horse's leg where a tuft of hair grows behind the pastern joint.
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