spavin noun1 & verb.
['spavɪn] LME.[Aphet. from Old French espavin var. of esparvain (mod. éparvin) from Germanic, from base repr. by East Frisian spadde, sparre.]A. noun.
Veterinary Medicine. (A) swelling or inflammation of the carpal or tarsal (hock) joint in a horse's leg;
esp. (in full
bone spavin) (a swelling due to) osteoarthritis or osteitis of the hock.
LME.blood spavin (a) soft swelling of the hock due to distension of the main vein.
bog-spavin (a) swelling of the capsule of the hock joint.
occult spavin: without visible swelling.
b. verb trans. Affect with the spavin.
rare.
M19. ■ spavined adjective (of a horse etc.) affected with spavin, having a spavin;
fig. lame, maimed:
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