spavined

[ spav-ind ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

First recorded in 1400–50, spavined is from the late Middle English word spaveyned. See spavin, -ed ³

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.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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