| 单词 | rear pastern |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrear pastern c. The part of a dog's foreleg between the wrist and the digits; the metacarpus. Also (more fully rear pastern): the corresponding part of the hindleg. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) leg and foot dew-claw1575 water claw1611 hare's foot1747 pastern1845 toe-tufta1858 trousersa1907 culotte1928 1845 W. Youatt Dog ii. 33 The low placing of the pastern. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog p. xiv (Gloss.) Pastern, the lowest section of the leg below the knee, or hock, respectively. 1962 R. H. Smythe Anat. Dog Breeding vii. 133 The loose trousers wrinkled round the knees and pasterns of the Dachshund. 1988 Gloss. Canine Terms (Kennel Club) 13 Snatching hocks, a quick outward snatching of the hock as it passes the supporting leg and twists the rear pastern far in beneath the body. < as lemmas |
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