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pastern
[ pas-tern ]
/ ËpĂŠs tÉrn /
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noun
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
either of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone, orfetter bone ) and the lower or second phalanx (small pastern bone ), between which is a joint (pastern joint ).
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pastern
/ (ËpĂŠstÉn) /
noun
the part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof
Also called: fetter bone either of the two bones that constitute this part
Word Origin for pastern
C14: from Old French pasturon, from pasture a hobble, from Latin pÄstĆrius of a shepherd, from pastor
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