How to pronounce fetlock
American English pronunciation
FET-lok
- IPA
- /ˈfɛtˌlɑk/
- Syllables
- FET · lok (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fetlock means
The joint just above a horse's hoof
In a sentence: The horse waded through mud up to its fetlocks, just above its hooves.
Where it comes from: People long took it to be foot plus lock, a tuft of hair, but it really grew from an old word for foot with a different ending.
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