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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•tern (pas′tərn),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologythe part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. See diag. under horse.
- Zoologyeither of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone) and the lower or second phalanx (small pastern bone,) between which is a joint (pas′tern joint′.)
- Vulgar Latin *pastōria herding (see pastor, -ia) + Middle French -on noun, nominal suffix
- Middle English pastron shackle, probably same word as Middle French pasturon, pastern 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pastern /ˈpæstən/ n - the part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pasturon, from pasture a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius of a shepherd, from pastor |