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Spavin

noun
1.
A swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness.



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"Spavin" Quotes from Famous Books



... an argument with my host as to their value compared with that of the steam-engine, in which I forced him to admit that the iron horse is the better of the two, because it performs more work, eats less, has greater speed, and is not liable to the spavin or the heaves; but he wound up by saying, "After all, I go for the thorough-breds. You Yankees have but one ...
— Among the Pines - or, South in Secession Time • James R. Gilmore


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