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tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

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Usage examples (4)
  • -- Bog spavin is an extensive distention of the capular ligament of the hock-joint by synovia (Fig. 48).
  • -- This term is applied to a peculiar involuntary movement of one or both hind limbs that is characterized by a sudden, purposeless flexion of the hock-joint (Fig. 45).
  • I'm homesick from ear-socket to crupper, and from crupper to hock-joint; but it ain't any use, I've got to stay here, till the old man drops the rag and give the word --...
  • I'm homesick from ear-socket to crupper, and from crupper to hock-joint; but it ain't any use, I've got to stay here, till the old man drops the rag and give the word,...
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