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spavin

Pronunciation: /ˈspavɪn/

Definition of spavin

noun

a disorder of a horse’s hock. See bog spavin, bone spavin.

Derivatives

spavined

Origin:

late Middle English: shortening of Old French espavin, variant of esparvain, of Germanic origin

spavin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of spavin in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

spatterdash
spatterdock
spatterware
spatula
spatulate
spavin
spawn
spay
spaz
spaza
SPCA

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More results for spavin

bog spavin Br. Eng
bone spavin Br. Eng

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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