pastern

American  

[pas-tern] / ˈpæs tərn /

noun

1. the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.

2. 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 British  

/ ˈpæstən /

noun

1. the part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof

2. Also called: fetter bone.  either of the two bones that constitute this part

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Etymology

Origin of pastern

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pastron “shackle,” probably same word as Middle French pasturon, pastern, from unattested Vulgar Latin pastōria “herding” + Middle French -on noun suffix; see pastor, -ia

Example Sentences

Pastern also remains unaltered in this latter edition.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman

Pastern, pas′tėrn, n. the part of a horse's foot from the fetlock to the hoof, where the shackle is fastened.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various