pastern

Meaning

1. The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.
2. (obsolete) A shackle for horses while pasturing.
3. (obsolete) A patten.

Synonyms

fetlock

fetter bone

page

paper

piece of paper

Translations

bukağılık

paturon

cuartilla

Fessel

Papier

χαρτί

plec

φύλλο

εφημερίδα

Blatt

ανακοίνωση

υποκνήμιο ίππου

αξιόγραφο

Blatt Papier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæstən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pastron

In summary

From Middle English pastron, pastroun, pasturne, from Old French pasturon, diminutive of pasture (“shackle for a horse in pasture”), from Vulgar Latin pastōriā.