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Spavin
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What's The Definition Of Spavin?
[n] a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spavin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spavin: See Also | animal disease | blood spavin | bog spavin | bone spavin Spavin In Webster's Dictionary \Spav"in\, n. [OE. spaveyne, OF. esparvain, F.
['e]parvin; akin to OF. espervier a sparrow hawk, F.
['e]pervier, fr. OHG. sparw[=a]ri (G. sperber), fr. OHG.
sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the
infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See
{Sparrow}.] (Far.)
A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling
developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the
bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is
due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly
supposed. --Harbaugh.
{Bog spavin}, a soft swelling produced by distention of the
capsular ligament of the hock; -- called also {blood
spavin}.
{Bone spavin}, spavin attended with exostosis; ordinary
spavin.
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