fetlock

ˈfɛtlɒk

Definition

Definition of fetlock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

joint between the cannon bone and pastern

TECH.

The horse injured its fetlock during the race.

ankle

hock

pastern

animal

TECH.

tuft of hair at the horse's rear ankle joint

TECH.

The groom brushed the fetlock carefully.

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Images of fetlock

joint between the cannon bone and pastern
tuft of hair at the horse's rear ankle joint

Expressions with fetlock

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fetlock joint

joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

The horse injured its fetlock joint during the race.

Origin of fetlock

Old English, fet (foot) + locc (lock)

Terms with fetlock included in their meaning

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cannon

medical

bone between fetlock and knee in horses

pastern

medical

part of a horse's leg between fetlock and hoof

Examples of fetlock in a sentence

She noticed the mud caked around the fetlock.
The horse's fetlock was adorned with ribbons.
Mud clung to the fetlock after the race.

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French:boulet, paturon, ...
German:Fesselgelenk, Fesselbehang, ...
Italian:nodello, ciuffo del nodello, ...
Spanish:menudillo, ...
Portuguese:quartela, tufo de pelos, ...
Chinese:系部, 球节处毛, ...
Japanese:球節, 球節の毛, ...
Arabic:مِفصَل الرُسغ, خُصْلَةُ الشَّعْرِ عِندَ الرُّسْغِ, ...
Hebrew:מִפְרָק הַפֶטְלוֹק, קְשָׂטַת שֵׂעָר בַּפֶּטְלוֹק, ...
Russian:путовый сустав, щетка на путовом суставе, ...
Ukrainian:путовий суглоб, пучок волосся на фетлоку, ...
Hindi:फेटलॉक, ...
Bengali:ফেটলক, ফেটলকের লোম, ...
Catalan:quartí, floc de pèl del menoll, ...
Czech:spěnkový kloub, chomáč srsti na spěnce, ...
Danish:kodeled, kodehår, ...
Dutch:kogel, koot, ...
Greek:κνήμη, τούφα, ...
Hungarian:boka, bokaszőr, ...
Khmer:សន្លាក់នៅជើងសត្វសេះ រវាងឆ្អឹងកំភួនជើង និងឆ្អឹងខាងលើក្រចក, រោមនៅកជើងក្រោយសេះ, ...
Korean:비절, 비절의 털, ...
Persian:مفصل پا, موهای فتلاک, ...
Polish:pęcina, kępka włosów na pęcinie, ...
Portuguese (BR):quartela, penacho, ...
Romanian:gleznă, smoc de păr de la chișiță, ...
Swedish:kota, hovskägg, ...
Thai:ข้อเท้า, ขนที่ข้อเท้า, ...
Turkish:bilek eklemi, eklem tüyü, ...
Vietnamese:khớp chân, chùm lông cổ chân, ...

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