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| has gloss | (noun) the part between the fetlock and the hoof fetter bone, pastern |
| has gloss | eng: The pastern is a part of the horse between the fetlock joint and the hoof, or between the wrist and forepaw of a dog. It is the equivalent to the two largest bones found in the human finger. It was famously mis-defined by Dr Johnson in his dictionary as "the knee of a horse". On this being pointed out to him by a lady, he gave in reply the famous quotation: "Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance." |
| lexicalization | eng: fetter bone |
| lexicalization | eng: pastern |
| subclass of | (noun) rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates bone, os |
| Meaning | |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: spěnka |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: vuohinen |
| Indonesian | |
| lexicalization | ind: tumit kuda |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 발회 목뼈 |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Pęcina – część nogi konia, która łączy kopyto końskie z dalszą częścią nogi. Umożliwia poruszanie się koniowi, absorbuje ciężar konia i wstrząsy podczas ruchu. Niekiedy, u koni zimnokrwistych występują szczotki pęcinowe - bardziej lub mniej obfite włosy obrastające kopyta konia wyrastające z pęcin. |
| lexicalization | pol: Pęcina |
| Russian | |
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| lexicalization | rus: пута |
| lexicalization | rus: пут |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: cuartilla |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: กระดูกนิ้วเท้าม้า |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: atýn bileði |
| Ukrainian | |
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| lexicalization | ukr: пута |
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| has part | (noun) margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof coronet |
| part of | (noun) the hoof of a horse horse's foot |
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| similar | e/Pastern |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Broken-pastern-hoof-angle.jpg |
| media:img | Long,-sloping-pasterns.jpg |
| media:img | Pastern-absorbing-shock.jpg |
| media:img | Short,-upright-pasterns.jpg |
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