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8 horse related terms (carriages, anatomy, breeds, tack)
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fetlock
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tags: [equestrian]
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Definition:1. A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof, also called the "ankle".2. The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Mr. Horrock, at a question from Fred about his horse's fetlock, turned sideways in his saddle, and watched the horse's action for the space of three minutes,
George Eliot. Middlemarch
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Accidents, he knew, did happen. Horses strained fetlocks or tripped over their feet, causing the most gilt-edged snips to come unstuck.
P. G. Wodehouse. The Girl in Blue, p.81 (1971)
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He afterwards showed me a wisp of hay, and a fetlock full of oats; but I shook my head, to signify that neither of these were food for me.
Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World (1726)
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two of his stable lads were visible at the far side, rubbing down the horses we had ridden in. The beasts, fed and watered adequately for the first time in two days, exuded contentment as willing hands curried the glossy sides and cleansed the dirt from hock and fetlock with twists of straw.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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George: Ah, good on you, sir. And don't talk to me about infirmity. Why, sir, you are the hardy stock that is the core of Britain's greatness. You have the physique of a demigod. Purple of cheek, and plump of fetlock, the shapely ankle and the well-filled trouser that tells of a human body in perfect working order.
Blackaddder: He's dead, sir.
BBC. Blackadder, season 3: Dish and Dishonesty
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