Spavin SPAV'IN, n. A tumor or excrescence that forms on the inside
of a horse's hough, not far from the elbow; at first like gristle,
but afterwards hard and bony.
spavin nounEtymology: Middle English spavayne, from Middle French
espavin, alteration of Old French esparvains, probably of
Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow (likened to
a lump) Date: 15th century
swelling; especially a bony enlargement of the hock of a horse
associated with strain
spavin n. Vet. a disease of a horse's hock with a hard bony tumour or excrescence. Phrases and idioms: blood (or bog) spavin a distension of the joint by effusion of lymph or fluid.
bone spavin a deposit of bony substance uniting the bones. Derivatives: spavined adj. Etymology: ME f. OF espavin, var. of esparvain f. Gmc
spavin
ˈspævɪn n. Vet. a disease of a horse's hock with a hard bony
tumour or excrescence. øblood (or bog) spavin a distension of the joint by
effusion of lymph or fluid. bone spavin a deposit of bony substance uniting
the bones. øøspavined adj. [ME f. OF espavin, var. of esparvain f. Gmc]
Spavin \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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