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