fetlock

/'fetlɔk/

Thân thiện

The horse's white fetlock is clearly visible as it stands in the pasture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The projection of hair behind and above a horse's hoof: The "fetlock" is the tuft or lock of hair that grows on the back of a horse's leg, just above the hoof.
   • The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern: Anatomically, the "fetlock" is the joint on a horse's leg, equivalent to the human ankle, located between the long cannon bone and the pastern bones.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The horse had mud caked in its fetlocks after the ride through the field.
  • The veterinarian examined the swelling around the horse's left fore fetlock.

Advanced Usage

• "To be down to the fetlocks": An informal expression describing a horse with very long, untrimmed hair around its fetlock joints.
  • That old pony is so shaggy he's down to his fetlocks.

Variants and Related Words

• Fetlock joint (n): A more precise term for the anatomical joint.
  • An injury to the fetlock joint can be serious for a racehorse.

Synonyms

• Ankle (when referring specifically to the joint's anatomical function in the horse).
• Pastern joint (a less common technical synonym).

Học thuật

Noun

1. projection behind and above a horse's hoof
2. the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fetlock joint