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The sinew of the hough or hock; applied, in humans, to the popliteal tendons, or hamstrings, at the back of the knee; in a quadruped, to the tendon…
In quadrupeds: the great tendon at the back of the ‘knee’ or hough in the hind leg; it is the tendo Achillis, corresponding to that of the heel in…