How to Use fetlock in a Sentence

fetlock

noun
  • Eskenforadrink had sustained a fracture to her right front fetlock.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 26 June 2019
  • Other bones fractured and destroyed the fetlock joint, an equine version of the human wrist.
    — Elliott Almond, The Mercury News, 29 June 2019
  • Pre-race favorite Ulysses was scratched Saturday morning due to a swollen fetlock.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Deputy sports a Relentless breast collar, bridle, saddle pad, and fetlock and hoof wraps.
    — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The arthritis affected Goody worst in her front left fetlock, a giraffe equivalent of an ankle.
    — Carolyn Wilke, sacbee, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Omaha Beach was found Thursday to be suffering from light swelling in his right hind fetlock, Mandella said, and his team made the decision to pull him from the race.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Even fans who wouldn’t know a furlong from a fetlock, understand that Derby Day requires the widest brims, the boldest colors and the most outrageous equestrian clichés.
    — Michael Solomon, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Multiple fractures with missing fragments, fetlock open and disarticulated, severe soft-tissue damage.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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