coffin bone

noun

1. the terminal phalanx in the foot of the horse and allied animals, enclosed in the hoof.

coffin bone

noun

1. the terminal phalangeal bone inside the hoof of the horse and similar animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of coffin bone¹

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

The terminal phalanx, or coffin-bone, has a shallow median bone in front, as in many species of this group in the later tertiary.

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Yes, the one toe of a horse has all the three joints like ours.126 The coffin-bone is the last joint, and the hoof is the nail.

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The coronet is a short, cube-shaped bone, set between the large pastern and coffin bone, in the same oblique direction.

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The navicular bone is short, flattened above and below, and is attached to the coffin bone behind.

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The sensitive laminæ are thin plates of soft tissue covering the entire anterior surface of the coffin bone.

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