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spavined
[ spav-ind ]
adjective
- suffering from or affected with spavin.
- being of or marked by a decrepit or broken-down condition:
a spavined old school bus abandoned in a field.
ˈspavined
/ ˈspævɪnd /
adjective
- vet science affected with spavin; lame
- decrepit or worn out
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It reminded him of the man who had a poor old lean, bony, spavined horse, with swelled legs.
Jake gave an extra motion to his spavined leg and looked up quizzically into the rigid face of the old man.
I collected a regular hospital of spavined, knock-kneed beasts, and he took them from me without a word at thirty pounds apiece.
There are people like spavined horses, and one must always get them warm in their work, and they never show the blemish.
"Walks like a pair of spavined sugar tongs," was Waddles' comment.
And they're all tryin' to borry money off'm me and sell me spavined hosses.
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