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单词 fetlock
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fet•lock /ˈfɛtˌlɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Zoologythe part of the leg of a horse above and behind the hoof that sticks out and has a tuft of hair.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fet•lock  (fetlok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoologythe projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair. See diag. under horse. 
  2. Zoologythe tuft of hair itself.
  3. ZoologyAlso called fetlock joint′. the joint at this point.
  • Middle English fitlok, akin to Middle High German viz(ze)loch, ultimately derivative of Gmc *fet-, a gradational variant of *fot- foot 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fetlock /ˈfɛtˌlɒk/, fetterlock n
  1. a projection behind and above a horse's hoof: the part of the leg between the cannon bone and the pastern
  2. Also called: fetlock joint the joint at this part of the leg
  3. the tuft of hair growing from this part
Etymology: 14th Century fetlak; related to Middle High German vizzeloch fetlock, from vizzel pastern + -och; see foot
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