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coffin bone
noun
- the terminal phalanx in the foot of the horse and allied animals, enclosed in the hoof.
coffin bone
noun
- the terminal phalangeal bone inside the hoof of the horse and similar animals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coffin bone1
First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences
The terminal phalanx, or coffin-bone, has a shallow median bone in front, as in many species of this group in the later tertiary.
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Yes, the one toe of a horse has all the three joints like ours.126 The coffin-bone is the last joint, and the hoof is the nail.
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The coronet is a short, cube-shaped bone, set between the large pastern and coffin bone, in the same oblique direction.
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The navicular bone is short, flattened above and below, and is attached to the coffin bone behind.
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The sensitive laminæ are thin plates of soft tissue covering the entire anterior surface of the coffin bone.
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