Definitions for: Spavin

[n] a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: animal disease, blood spavin, bog spavin, bone spavin

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