fetlock
noun/ˈfetlɒk/
/ˈfetlɑːk/
- the part at the back of a horse’s leg, just above its hoof, where long hair growsTopics Animalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Fessel ‘fetlock’, also to foot.
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