osselet

[ os-uh-lit ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osselet¹

1680–90; < French: literally, little bone, Old French; os ¹, -let

Example Sentences

When Citation was sidelined with an osselet after two years of racing, he had won the triple crown, $865,150 for Owner Warren Wright, and ranking with Man o' War.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like a football hero on crutches, Citation was traveling with Calumet Farm's first team while trainers fussed & fumed over his popped osselet.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Osselet, or that portion commonly called the belemnite. e.

From Project Gutenberg

Chambaud renders osselet by "petit os avec lequel les enfants jouent."

From Project Gutenberg