WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
can′non bone′, [Zool.]
  1. Zoologythe greatly developed middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed quadruped mammals, extending from the hock to the fetlock.
  • cannon in obsolete sense "tube'' 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cannon bone n
  1. a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
'cannon bone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cannon - fetlock - splint - splint bone

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