FETLOCK


Meaning of FETLOCK in English

/ ˈfetlɒk; NAmE -lɑːk/ noun

the part at the back of a horse's leg, just above its hoof , where long hair grows

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel fetlock, also to foot .

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