- fet|lock
- fet|lock «FEHT lok», noun.1. the tuft of hair above a horse's hoof on the back part of the leg.2. the part of a horse's leg where this tuft grows.3. the joint at this spot.
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fet·lock — /ˈfɛtˌlɑːk/ noun, pl locks [count] : a part at the back of a horse s leg above the hoof … Useful english dictionary
fet — af·fet·tu·o·so; as·a·fet·i·da; buf·fet·ing; con·fet·ti; fet; fet·er·i·ta; fet·id; fet·ish; fet·ish·ism; fet·ish·ist; fet·ish·is·tic; fet·ish·ize; fet·low; fet·ter·less; fet·ti·cus; fet·tler; fet·tuc·cel·le; fet·tuc·ci·ne; haf·fet; tri·um·fet·ta;… … English syllables
lock — bal·lock; ber·lock; bol·lock; bul·lock·ite; bul·lock; char·lock; en·lock; gab·lock; hal·lock; have·lock; hem·lock; hil·lock; hoo·lock; hu·lock; in·ter·lock·er; ked·lock; ker·lock; lay·lock; lock; lock·able; lock·age; lock·e·an; lock·e·an·ism;… … English syllables
fet|ter|lock — «FEHT uhr lok», noun. 1. = fetlock. (Cf. ↑fetlock) 2. a shackle for a horse s leg or foot … Useful english dictionary
fetlock — fet·lock … English syllables
fetlock — fet·lock fet .läk n 1 a) a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal b) the tuft of hair itself 2) the joint of the limb at the fetlock * * * fet·lock (fetґlok) the metacarpophalangeal… … Medical dictionary
fetlock — fet•lock [[t]ˈfɛtˌlɒk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair 2) zool. the tuft of hair itself 3) zool. Also called fet′lock joint . the joint… … From formal English to slang
fetlock — fet|lock [ fet,lak ] noun count the bottom part of a horse s leg … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fetlock — fet|lock [ˈfetlɔk US la:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from FOOT1 + LOCK2 hair ] the back part of a horse s leg, just above the ↑hoof … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fetlock — Fet lock, n. [OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace, step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. [root] 77. See {Foot}.] The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
