fetlockedadj.
/ˈfɛtlɒkt/, U.S. /ˈfɛtˌlɑkt/ a. Having a fetlock.
b. Hobbled or fastened by the fetlock; hence, hampered, shackled.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > [adjective] > restricted in free action
coarctc1420
shackledc1440
coarcteda1500
haltered?1510
catesnd1566
straited1581
immurate1593
chained1613
hampered1633
muzzled1647
throttled1677
tethereda1680
fetlocked1725
strangled1813
trammelled1813
spancelled1835
iron-bound1850
cabined1853
manacled1861
vaulted1863
tied1876
strait-jacketed1894
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited > in free action
coarctc1420
shackledc1440
coarcteda1500
haltered?1510
catesnd1566
straited1581
chained1613
hampered1633
muzzled1647
tethereda1680
fetlocked1725
strangled1813
trammelled1813
spancelled1835
iron-bound1850
cabined1853
manacled1861
vaulted1863
tied1876
strait-jacketed1894
1725 Pattison in Prior's Poems (1733) III. xli The Careless Husband and the Peevish wife; The Troubles of the Fetlock'd-Couple shew.
1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 157 A language..not yet fetlocked by dictionary and grammar mongers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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