01 n. A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling i…
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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.(Far.)
Phrases & compounds
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.