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spavined

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spav·ined  (spvnd)
adj.
1. Afflicted with spavin: a spavined horse.
2. Marked by damage, deterioration, or ruin: a junkyard full of spavined vehicles.
spavined [ˈspævɪnd]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science affected with spavin; lame
2. decrepit or worn out
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spavined - (of horses) afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
Translations
spavined
adj horse → spatkrank


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Look, driven one leg to death, and spavined the other for life, and now wears out bone legs by the cord.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Luckily for them they had not to decide, for lumbering along the road, with one lamp lighted and two spavined horses in the shafts, came a heavy coach, which after a moment's suspense they recognized as the Oxford coach, the redoubtable Pig and Whistle.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
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