Icelandic

Fetlock joint: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern.

Noun

hófskegg n ‎(genitive singular hófskeggs, nominative plural hófskegg)

1. a fetlock; (a joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof, also called the "ankle")

Related terms

• hófhvarf (the fetlock or pastern of a horse)¹

See also

• nykur