coffin bone

noun

The bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.

Similar
pedal bone
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Meanings

nouncoffin bone (plural coffin bones)

plural coffin bones

  1. The bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.

    Synonyms: pedal bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.

Similar
pedal bone
Also see
pedal bone

Translations

Bulgarian копитна кост
  • копитна кост (kopitna kost)bone in the equine leg
Dutch hoefbeen
  • hoefbeenbone in the equine leg
French os du pied, troisième phalangien
  • os du piedbone in the equine leg
  • troisième phalangienbone in the equine leg
German Hufbein
  • Hufbeinbone in the equine leg
Japanese 蹄骨
  • 蹄骨 (teikotsu)bone in the equine leg
Cite this entry
APA

coffin bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20bone

MLA

“coffin bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffin bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20bone.

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