蹴け爪づめ

noun

spur; cockspur; calcar

Refers to the sharp, bony projection on the leg of a bird, especially a rooster or pheasant, used for fighting.

• 雄おん鶏どりの蹴け爪づめはとても鋭するどい。

  The rooster's spur is very sharp.

• キジの蹴け爪づめは闘とう争そうに使つかわれる。

  The pheasant's spur is used in fighting.

noun

fetlock

Rare usage; refers to the tuft of hair or the projection on the back of a horse's leg above the hoof. In modern contexts, 距 is more commonly used for the spur of a bird.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、馬うまの蹴け爪づめについての記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there are descriptions of the horse's fetlock.