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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Of.

pasturon

, F.

pâturon

, fr. OF.

pasture

a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See

The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of

☞ The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the

great pastern bone

; the second, the

small pastern bone

; and the third, in the hoof, the

coffin bone

Pastern joint

the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.

A shackle for horses while pasturing.

Knight.

A patten.

[Obs.]

Dryden.

Noun.

The part of a horse's leg between the joint next the foot and the coronet of the hoof.

The human leg; in contempt.