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    FETTER BONE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The part between the fetlock and the hoofplay

    Synonyms:

    fetter bone; pastern

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("fetter bone" is a kind of...):

    bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

    Meronyms (parts of "fetter bone"):

    coronet (margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof)

    Holonyms ("fetter bone" is a part of...):

    horse's foot (the hoof of a horse)

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