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PASTERN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part between the fetlock and the hoof

Synonyms:

fetter bone; pastern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pastern" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "pastern"):

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

Holonyms ("pastern" is a part of...):

horse's foot (the hoof of a horse)

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