FETLOCK


Meaning of FETLOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfet-ˌläk ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fitlok, fetlak; akin to Old English fōt foot

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal — see horse illustration

b. : the tuft of hair itself

2. : the joint of the limb at the fetlock

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