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Thesaurus: canon bone

The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.

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  1. The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.
  2. The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.
  3. The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the foreand hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to themiddle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.