fetlock. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

fetlock

SYLLABICATION:	fet·lock
PRONUNCIATION:	ftlk
NOUN:	1a. A projection on the lower part of the leg of a horse or related animal, above and behind the hoof. b. A tuft of hair on such a projection. 2. The joint marked by such a projection.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English fitlok. See ped- in Appendix I.


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