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spavin (n.)
disease of the hock joint of a horse, early 15c., from Middle French
espavain
, perhaps from Frankish
*sparwan
"sparrow" (see
sparrow
), so called perhaps from comparison of the bird's awkward gait to that of a horse affected with spavin.
