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1. (n.) spavin
a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs due to collected fluids, bony growth, or distention of the veins.
2. spavin
a growth or enlargement so formed.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME spaveyne < OF (e)spavain, esparvain swelling, of uncert. orig.)
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1. (noun) spavin
a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
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1. (noun) spavin
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
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