Fetlock — Fet lock, n. [OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace, step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. [root] 77. See {Foot}.] The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fetlock — early 14c., fetlak, from a Germanic source (Cf. Du. vetlock, M.H.G. fizlach, Ger. Fiszloch), perhaps related to the root of Ger. fessel pastern. The M.E. dim. suffix ok (from O.E. oc) was misread and the word taken in folk etymology as being a… … Etymology dictionary
fetlock — ► NOUN ▪ a joint of a horse s or other quadruped s leg between the knee and the hoof. ORIGIN Germanic, related to FOOT(Cf. ↑footless) … English terms dictionary
fetlock — [fet′läk΄] n. [ME fitlok (understood in ME as comp. of fet, FEET + lok, LOCK2) < MDu or MLowG cognate of MHG vizzeloch < vissel, dim. (< base of OHG fuoz, FOOT) + och, OCK] 1. a tuft of hair on the back of the leg of a horse, donkey, etc … English World dictionary
fetlock — UK [ˈfetlɒk] / US [ˈfetˌlɑk] noun [countable] Word forms fetlock : singular fetlock plural fetlocks the bottom part of a horse s leg … English dictionary
fetlock — noun Etymology: Middle English fitlok, fetlak; akin to Old English fōt foot Date: 14th century 1. a. a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal see horse illustration b. the tuft of hair … New Collegiate Dictionary
fetlock — /fet lok /, n. 1. the projection of the leg of a horse behind the joint between the cannon bone and great pastern bone, bearing a tuft of hair. See diag. under horse. 2. the tuft of hair itself. 3. Also called fetlock joint. the joint at this… … Universalium
fetlock — fet·lock fet .läk n 1 a) a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal b) the tuft of hair itself 2) the joint of the limb at the fetlock * * * fet·lock (fetґlok) the metacarpophalangeal… … Medical dictionary
fetlock — [[t]fe̱tlɒk[/t]] fetlocks N COUNT A horse s fetlock is the back part of its leg, just above the hoof … English dictionary
fetlock — /ˈfɛtlɒk / (say fetlok) noun 1. a part of a horse s leg situated behind the joint between the cannon bone and the great pastern bone, and bearing a tuft of hair. 2. this tuft of hair. 3. the joint at this point (fetlock joint). {Middle English… …
