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fetlocked

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

Examples

  • June 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Green Flag Then Foley's thoroughbred strained herself, as these slim-legged, dainty-fetlocked thoroughbreds will do when the going is rough, and he had to take a back seat.

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adj

Meaning 2

Tied by the fetlock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From fetlock + -ed.