Hoof-bearing

  • 91fetlock —   n. tuft of hair on horse s leg immediately above hoof; part of leg bearing it …

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  • 92bar — bar1 [bär] n. [ME & OFr barre < ML barra, bar, barrier, prob. < Gaul * barros, the bushy end, akin to Ir bar, branch < IE * bhoros, cut wood < base * bher , to cut with a sharp tool] 1. any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is …

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  • 93fetlock — [fet′läk΄] n. [ME fitlok (understood in ME as comp. of fet, FEET + lok, LOCK2) < MDu or MLowG cognate of MHG vizzeloch < vissel, dim. (< base of OHG fuoz, FOOT) + och, OCK] 1. a tuft of hair on the back of the leg of a horse, donkey, etc …

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  • 94toe — [tō] n. [ME to < OE ta, earlier tahe, akin to Ger zehe < IE base * deik̑ , to show > TEACH, L dicere, to say, digitus] 1. a) any of the five jointed parts at the front of the human foot; digit b) the forepart of the human foot c) the… …

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  • 95ungual — adj. of, like, or bearing a nail, hoof, or claw. Etymology: L UNGUIS …

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  • 96wild flower — noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant • Syn: ↑wildflower • Hypernyms: ↑angiosperm, ↑flowering plant, ↑wilding • Hyponyms: ↑sagebrush buttercup, ↑ …

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  • 97un|guif|er|ous — «uhng GWIHF uhr uhs», adjective. bearing a nail, claw, or hoof. ╂[< Latin unguis (see etym. under unguis (Cf. ↑unguis)) + English ferous] …

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