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cannon bone
noun
, Zoology.
- the greatly developed middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed quadruped mammals, extending from the hock to the fetlock.
cannon bone
noun
- a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cannon bone1
1825–35; cannon in obsolete sense “tube”
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Example Sentences
The “cannon bone” answers to the middle bone of the five metacarpal bones, which support the palm of the hand in ourselves.
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The 'cannon bone' answers to the middle bone of the five metacarpal bones which support the palm of the hand in ourselves.
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The cannon bone is the bone that extends from the fetlock to the knee , which, in the horse, corresponds to our wrist.
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The suspensory ligament is the fibrous cord which lies between the cannon bone and the back tendons.
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The hock is the large and freely movable joint which is immediately above the hind cannon-bone.
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