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noun
The joint between the tibia and tarsus, such as the hock of a horse's hind leg or the heel of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bhreg-der.? Latin suffrāgōlbor. English suffrago Learned borrowing from Latin suffrāgō.
