FETTERLOCK


Meaning of FETTERLOCK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English feterlok, from feter fetter + lok lock — more at lock (fastening)

1. : a device formerly attached to a horse's leg to hamper running away : clog — called also fetlock

2. : an armorial representation of a fetterlock

II. noun

Etymology: by alteration (influence of fetterlock ) (I)

: fetlock I

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