Noun: fetlock 'fet,lók
- The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
"The horse's fetlock joint was swollen after the long ride";
- fetlock joint
- Projection behind and above a horse's hoof
"The mud splashed up to the horse's fetlocks"
Derived forms: fetlocks
Type of: appendage, articulatio, articulation, joint, outgrowth, process
Part of: horse's foot
Encyclopedia: Fetlock