pastern

[ pas-tern ]

/ ˈpæs tərn /

noun

the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.

either of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone, orfetter bone ) and the lower or second phalanx (small pastern bone ), between which is a joint (pastern joint ).

Origin of pastern

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pastron “shackle,” probably same word as Middle French pasturon, pastern, from unattested Vulgar Latin pastōria “herding” + Middle French -on noun suffix; see pastor, -ia

Words nearby pastern

pastelist, pastel orange, paste mold, paste-on, paster, pastern, Pasternak, Pasternak, Boris, paste-up, Pasteur, Pasteur effect

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Example sentences from the Web for pastern

The shoulder should slope slightly backward and the pastern joint, immediately above the hoof, slightly backward.
A Guide for the Study of Animals|Worrallo Whitney
The pastern joints above his striped hoofs were resilient as pliant springs.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
It was not the leg of the horse which was severed, nor a limb, but only the hoof at the pastern joint.
Legends of Florence|Charles Godfrey Leland
The pastern joint is made by the union of the two pastern bones.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

In the most severe cases, the skin cracked about the pastern joint or at the coronet.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pastern

pastern

/ (ˈpæstən) /

noun

the part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof

Also called: fetter bone either of the two bones that constitute this part

Word Origin for pastern

C14: from Old French pasturon, from pasture a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius of a shepherd, from pastor

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单词	pastern
释义	pastern [ pas-tern ] / ˈpæs tərn / noun the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. either of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone, orfetter bone ) and the lower or second phalanx (small pastern bone ), between which is a joint (pastern joint ). Origin of pastern First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pastron “shackle,” probably same word as Middle French pasturon, pastern, from unattested Vulgar Latin pastōria “herding” + Middle French -on noun suffix; see pastor, -ia Words nearby pastern pastelist, pastel orange, paste mold, paste-on, paster, pastern, Pasternak, Pasternak, Boris, paste-up, Pasteur, Pasteur effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pastern The shoulder should slope slightly backward and the pastern joint, immediately above the hoof, slightly backward. A Guide for the Study of Animals\|Worrallo Whitney The pastern joints above his striped hoofs were resilient as pliant springs. Tharon of Lost Valley\|Vingie E. Roe It was not the leg of the horse which was severed, nor a limb, but only the hoof at the pastern joint. Legends of Florence\|Charles Godfrey Leland The pastern joint is made by the union of the two pastern bones. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture In the most severe cases, the skin cracked about the pastern joint or at the coronet. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pastern pastern / (ˈpæstən) / noun the part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof Also called: fetter bone either of the two bones that constitute this part Word Origin for pastern C14: from Old French pasturon, from pasture a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius of a shepherd, from pastor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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