Spavin

n.

1.

(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. 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.

Noun

1.

spavin - a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness

animal disease, blood spavin, bog spavin, bone spavin