CANNON BONE


Meaning of CANNON BONE in English

Zool.

the greatly developed middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed quadruped mammals, extending from the hock to the fetlock.

[ 1825-35; CANNON in obs. sense "tube" ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .