HyperDic: pastern

English > 1 sense of the word pastern:
NOUNanimalpastern, fetter bonethe part between the fetlock and the hoof
English > pastern: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe part between the fetlock and the hoof.
Synonymfetter bone
Part ofhorse's footThe hoof of a horse
Partscoronetmargin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishcuartilla

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