Tendon

The father bounded forward when he saw the tracks. He could see where the pack, desperate, had tried to slash the tendons of the horses’ legs.

TENDON: A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball.

from The Shawl

Willow

The was a board. A willow wand. And there was himself

WILLOW: any tree or shrub of the genius Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing flowers.

From The Shawl