pastern

[US]/'pæst(ə)n/
[UK]/'pæstɚn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a parte da perna de um cavalo entre o jarrete e o casco
Word Forms
Pluralpasterns

Phrases & Collocations

hind pastern

garra posterior

front pastern

garra anterior

Real-world Examples

The Houyhnhnms use the hollow part, between the pastern and the hoof of their fore-foot, as we do our hands, and this with greater dexterity than I could at first imagine.

Os Houyhnhnms usam a parte oca, entre o palmar e o casco de seu pé dianteiro, como fazemos com nossas mãos, e isso com maior destreza do que eu poderia imaginar a princípio.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

However, they have excellent medicines, composed of herbs, to cure accidental bruises and cuts in the pastern or frog of the foot, by sharp stones, as well as other maims and hurts in the several parts of the body.

No entanto, eles têm excelentes remédios, compostos de ervas, para curar contusões e cortes acidentais no palmar ou no casco do pé, por pedras afiadas, assim como outras mutilações e ferimentos nas várias partes do corpo.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

He stroked my right hand, seeming to admire the softness and colour; but he squeezed it so hard between his hoof and his pastern, that I was forced to roar; after which they both touched me with all possible tenderness.

Ele acariciou minha mão direita, parecendo admirar a maciez e a cor; mas ele a espremeu tão forte entre seu casco e seu palmar, que eu fui forçado a rugir; depois disso, ambos me tocaram com a maior ternura possível.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

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