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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[^a]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse. [1913 Webster] Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof, the coffin bone. [1913 Webster] Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. [1913 Webster] 2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coffin \Cof"fin\ (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See Coffer, n.] 1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. [1913 Webster] They embalmed him [Joseph], and he was put in a coffin. --Gen. 1. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20). [1913 Webster] 3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie. [1913 Webster] Of the paste a coffin I will rear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] --Nares. [1913 Webster] 5. (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone. [1913 Webster] Coffin bone, the foot bone of the horse and allied animals, inclosed within the hoof, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals. Coffin joint, the joint next above the coffin bone. [1913 Webster]