CANNON BONE


Meaning of CANNON BONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: French canon, literally, cannon

Date: 1834

: a bone in hoofed mammals that extends from the knee or hock to the fetlock ; especially : the enlarged metacarpal or metatarsal of the third digit of a horse

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.