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.
&fist; 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.
Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the
horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern
bones.
2. A shackle for horses while pasturing.
Knight.
3. A patten. [Obs.] Dryden.
