Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fetishize

 transitive verb  (-ized; -izing)  Date: 1920 to make a fetish of ; treat or regard with fetishism FETLOCK  noun  Etymology: Middle English fitlok, fetlak; akin to Old English fot foot  Date: 14th century  1.  a. a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal — see horse illustration  b. the tuft of hair itself  2. the joint of the limb at the ~