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Definition of Fetter bone
1. Noun. The part between the fetlock and the hoof.
Exact synonyms: Pastern
Group relationships: Horse's Foot
Terms within: Coronet
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Horse's Foot
Terms within: Coronet
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetter Bone
Literary usage of Fetter bone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1895)
"11. Sesamoid bones in the ligaments at the back nf the metacarpo-phalangeal
articulation. 12. Proximal phalanx (fetter-bone). 18. Middle phalanx (coronary). ..."
2. Proteus: Or, Unity in Nature by Charles Bland Radcliffe (1877)
"... great pastern' or ' fetter bone,' ' little pastern' or ' coronary bone,' and '
coffin bone,' the latter being encased in the hoof, which, in fact, ..."
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