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(spav′in)

noun

a disease of horses in which a deposit of bone () or an infusion of lymph () develops in the hock joint, usually causing lameness

Origin: ME spaveine < MFr esparvain < ?

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noun

Bog spavin.
Bone spavin.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English spaven

Origin: , from Old French espavain, swelling

Origin: , perhaps of Germanic origin

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