PASTERN
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Pas"tern (?), n. [Of. pasturon, F. pâturon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
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&hand_; 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.
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Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.
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2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. Knight.
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3. A patten. [Obs.] Dryden.
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