[ 'past(ə)n ]
■ noun the sloping part of a horse's or other animal's foot between the fetlock and the hoof.
Origin
ME: from OFr. pasturon , from pasture , orig. 'strap for hobbling a horse'.
[ 'past(ə)n ]
■ noun the sloping part of a horse's or other animal's foot between the fetlock and the hoof.
Origin
ME: from OFr. pasturon , from pasture , orig. 'strap for hobbling a horse'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004