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FETTER BONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fetter bone mean?
• FETTER BONE (noun)
The noun FETTER BONE has 1 sense:
1. the part between the fetlock and the hoof
Familiarity information: FETTER BONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part between the fetlock and the hoof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
fetter bone; pastern
Hypernyms ("fetter bone" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "fetter bone"):
coronet (margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof)
Holonyms ("fetter bone" is a part of...):
horse's foot (the hoof of a horse)
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