PASTERN


Meaning of PASTERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpas-tərn ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French pasturon, from pasture pastern, from Old French empasturer to hobble (a horse), from pasture tether, modification of Late Latin ( chorda ) pastoria, from Latin, feminine of pastorius of a herdsman, from pastor herdsman — more at pastor

Date: circa 1530

1. : a part of the foot of an equine extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof — see horse illustration

2. : a part of the leg of an animal other than an equine that corresponds to the pastern

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