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gas·kin
(găs′kĭn)n.
1. The part of the hind leg of a horse or related animal between the stifle and the hock.
2. gaskins Obsolete Galligaskins.
[Probably short for galligaskins.]
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gaskin
(ˈɡæskɪn)n
1. (Zoology) the lower part of a horse's thigh, between the hock and the stifle
2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the lower part of a horse's thigh, between the hock and the stifle
[C16: perhaps shortened from galligaskins]
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gas•kin
(ˈgæs kɪn)n.
1. the part of the hind leg of a horse or other hoofed mammal between the stifle and the hock.
2. gaskins, Obs. hose or breeches; galligaskins.
[1565–75; perhaps shortened form of galligaskins]
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Noun | 1. | gaskin - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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