Definition of spavin
English to English noun - a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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spavin, spain, savin, span, spin, shavian, spawn, spane, spiny, spine, sapin, sabin, supine, sepawn, shaven, sabine, supawn, sabian, spinny, saipan
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