pastern

pastern
/pas"teuhrn/, n.
1. the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. See diag. under horse.
2. either of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone) and the lower or second phalanx (small pastern bone), between which is a joint (pastern joint).
[1300-50; ME pastron shackle, prob. same word as MF pasturon, pastern < VL *pastoria herding (see PASTOR, -IA) + MF -on n. suffix]

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  • pastern — noun Etymology: Middle French pasturon, from pasture pastern, from Old French empasturer to hobble (a horse), from pasture tether, modification of Late Latin (chorda) pastoria, from Latin, feminine of pastorius of a herdsman, from pastor herdsman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • pastern — pas•tern [[t]ˈpæs tərn[/t]] n. zool. the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof • Etymology: 1300–50; ME pastron shackle, prob. < MF pasturon, pastern < VL *pastōria herding (see pastor, ia) + MF on n.… …   From formal English to slang

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