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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 hoofplay

  Familiarity information: FETTER BONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FETTER BONE (noun)


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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