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What is another word for fetlock?

Pronunciation: [fˈɛtlɒk] (IPA)

Fetlock is a common term used to describe the joint of a horse's leg, specifically where the metacarpal or metatarsal bones meet the proximal phalanx bone. However, there are various other synonyms for the word fetlock that refer to this specific region, including pastern, ankle, or joint. Pastern, which is relevant for the horse's front legs, is the part between the fetlock and the hoof. Whereas, hock, a synonym for fetlock (in the case of a horse's hind leg), is the joint located just above the ankle. Other uncommon synonyms for fetlock include cephalopodium, chilopod, and even shank. However, these are not widely used terms within equine anatomy.
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What are the hypernyms for Fetlock?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    forelimb, Animal joint, Horse limb, animal body part, equine limb.

What are the hyponyms for Fetlock?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Fetlock?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Fetlock

In those days the streets will be fetlock deep in soft mud.
"The Crisis, Volume 6"
Winston Churchill
The heart of the Shepherd was very low as he rode fetlock deep through the ashes of what had been the street of a happy little village and watched his people coming sadly back to land.
"The Shepherd of the North"
Richard Aumerle Maher
In a few cases the swelling may extend above the fetlock, but it has never been observed above the knee or hock.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler

Famous quotes with Fetlock

  • [...]his back is fairly turned? The pair of goodly palaces are burned, The gardens ravaged, and your Guelf is drunk A week with joy ; the next, his laughter sunk In sobs of blood, for he found, some strange way, Old Salinguerra back again; I say Old Salinguerra in the town once more Uprooting, overturning, flame before Blood fetlock-high beneath him; Azzo fled; Who scaped the carnage followed; then the dead Were pushed aside from Salinguerra's throne. He ruled once more Ferrara, all alone. Till Azzo, stunned awhile, revived, would pounce; Coupled with Boniface, like lynx and ounce.
    Robert Browning
  • Yes, what a well-sculptured creature the pony is, so finely carved that even if there were no more than half a chisel stroke extra the workmanship would be ruined; that curve from neck to rump, and all the way down to the fetlock, is in actual fact a woman's curve;and where is the female star who smells as wonderful as the nose of a pony?
    Halldór Laxness

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