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spavin n. [马腿的] 跗节肉肿 [马腿的] 跗节肉肿 spavin n 1: a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness Spavin \Spav"in\, n. [OE. spaveyne, OF. esparvain, F.
['e]parvin; akin to OF. espervier a sparrow hawk, F. ['e]pervier, fr. OHG. sparw[=a]ri (G. sperber), fr. OHG. sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See {Sparrow}.] (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. --Harbaugh. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster]
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