Associations to the word «Fetlock»

Wiktionary

FETLOCK, noun. A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof, also called the "ankle".

Dictionary definition

FETLOCK, noun. The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern.
FETLOCK, noun. Projection behind and above a horse's hoof.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats