fore-knee

Updated: May 11, 2025

The action of the heart may be felt by placing the hand immediately over that organ, or applying the fingers to several points in the body and limbs where the large arteries are somewhat superficial, as on the inside of the fore-knee and the thigh of the hind-leg.

William Youatt - The Dog

Off it went like lightning, whereon Anscombe let drive with the left barrel of the Express, almost at hazard as it seemed to me, and by some chance hit it above the near fore-knee, breaking its leg. "That was a good shot," he cried, jumping on to his horse. "Excellent," I answered. "But what are you going to do?" "Catch it. It is cruel to leave a wounded animal," and off he started.

Henry Rider Haggard - Finished