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Meaning of "spavin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPAVIN

From Old French espavin, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPAVIN

spavin  [ˈspævɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPAVIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spavin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPAVIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spavin

Spavin is a condition in livestock. It may refer to: ▪ Bone spavin, a type of osteoarthritis that often causes lameness ▪ Bog spavin, a swelling condition that does not cause lameness, but may be produced by something that does...

Definition of spavin in the English dictionary

The definition of spavin in the dictionary is enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth or fluid accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPAVIN


alevin
ˈælɪvɪn
alvine
ˈælvɪn
Angevin
ˈændʒɪvɪn
bavin
ˈbævɪn
Bevin
ˈbɛvɪn
Calvin
ˈkælvɪn
cave-in
ˈkeɪvɪn
covin
ˈkʌvɪn
flavin
ˈfleɪvɪn
griseofulvin
ˌɡrɪzɪəʊˈfʊlvɪn
Irvine
ˈɜːvɪn
kelvin
ˈkɛlvɪn
levin
ˈlɛvɪn
Previn
ˈprɛvɪn
ravin
ˈrævɪn
replevin
rɪˈplɛvɪn
riboflavin
ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn
riboflavine
ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn
savin
ˈsævɪn
savine
ˈsævɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPAVIN

spatterdash
spatterdashes
spatterdock
spatterwork
spatting
spatula
spatulate
spatule
spauld
spaviet
spavined
spawl
spawn
spawner
spawning
spawning ground
spawning place
spawny
spay
spayad

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPAVIN

acriflavin
bog spavin
bony spavin
Cervin
coq au vin
knee spavin
lactoflavin
mavin
Mont Cervin
Mordvin
tastevin

Synonyms and antonyms of spavin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spavin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPAVIN

Find out the translation of spavin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spavin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spavin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

spavin
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esparaván
570 millions of speakers

English

spavin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हड्डा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عارون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spavin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esparavão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spavin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éparvin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spavin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spavin
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spavin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spavin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cục chai ở chân ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குதிரையின் பின்னங்கால் வீக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पव्हिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atın dizinin şişmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szpatu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spavin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spavan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιοστίτις ίππου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spavin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spavin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spavin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAVIN»

The term «spavin» is normally little used and occupies the 111.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAVIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spavin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPAVIN»

Discover the use of spavin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spavin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Your Horse's Health Lameness
Problems. in. the. hock. Bog. spavin. This is the name given to a distension of the tibiotarsal (tarsocrural) joint with synovial fluid. The swelling is not painful to palpation. However, radiographs should always be taken to ascertain if there are any ...
Oliver Davis, 2007
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The Complete Performance Horse: Feeding, Fitness, Lameness, ...
In the days of carthorses, a visible bony lump often developed on the inside of the hock as a result, but most cases of spavin in riding horses do not show any exterior signs of the bony changes which are taking place. The hock has two rows of ...
Colin Vogel, 2006
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The Lame Horse
Bone or jack spavin is the common and most important form of spavin. It occurs almost routinely in horses which pull loads or jump: draft horses, harness horses, show jumpers, event horses, steeplechasers. Horses which work for long periods  ...
James R. Rooney, 1998
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Practical Guide to Lameness in Horses
The joints most commonly involved with bone spavin are the distal intertarsal joint between the central and third tarsal bones and the tarsometatarsal joint between the third tarsal and third metatarsal bones. Any spavin that involves the  ...
Ted S. Stashak, 2013
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Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners: New Revised Edition of ...
Lameness associated with spavin is accentuated by prolonged flexion of the leg in most horses, although failure to react to the spavin test does not preclude this diagnosis. The spavin test is performed by holding the leg in maximal flexion ...
Captain M. Horace Hayes, Roy Knightbridge, 2002
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The Complete Horseshoeing Guide
If the spavin is high on the hock, it may not affect the horse's movement as much as it would if it directly involved the joint, especially the internal bone surfaces ( blind spavin). In other words, the degree of seriousness is not always in direct ...
Robert F. Wiseman, 1995
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The Horse: With a Treatise of Draught and a Copious Index
There is one of them on the inside of the hock at its bending: this sometimes becomes considerably increased in size, and the enlargement is called a bog spavin. A vein passes over this bag, which is pressed between the enlargement and the ...
William Youatt, 1831
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The Pocket Farrier: Or, Gentleman's Guide in the Management ...
This, with six months' rest, will effect a cure, although many think the disease incurable. It certainly is much better to lose the use of a horse six months, than to raise or buy one. BONE SPAVIN. The Bone Spavin is known by a swelling or knot  ...
James Ware, 1828
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Better Times - Facet II: Searching For Better Times
Spavin leapt to his feet but was far slower than the two smaller men. The two Scout Guards sprang upright and bounced several feet to stand one on either side of Spavin. They held their spears at the ready and anxiously peered into the  ...
Gary B. Boyd, 2014
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Traditional Blacksmithing: The Fine Art of Horseshoeing and ...
impossible to cure spavins, and, in fact, this has been the experience of horsemen until the discovery of Kendall's Spavin Cure. It is now known that the treatment which we recommend here willcurenearly every case ofbone spavin which is not ...
J G Holmstrom, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPAVIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spavin is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Point closes its doors
While that conversation was happening, Kelly Casey-Spavin stopped in and took her own trip down memory lane, tearing up as she remembered when she and ... «South Washington County Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
It's closing time for The Point
While that conversation was happening, Kelly Casey Spavin stopped in and took her own trip down memory lane, tearing up in the process. She remembers the ... «Hastings Star Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Lincolnshire pilot Stephen Spavin's death in air crash was …
Surfleet pilot Stephen Spavins's death in a light aircraft crash was an accident, a coroner has recorded. Mr Spavin's single-seater Denny Kitfox plane collided ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Apr 15»
4
John Leggott student prepares to make a splash at waterskiing …
Talented water-skier andJohn Leggott College student, Harry Spavin, has jetted off to America inpreparation for his next major competition. The 17-year-old, who ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jan 15»
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Pilot killed in aircraft crash near Tempsford, St Neots, named as …
The pilot killed in a mid-air plane collision near St Neots yesterday has been identified as 46-year-old Stephen Spavins from Spalding in Lincolnshire. «Cambridge News, Sep 14»
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“Dreamtime Revisited”: The Art of Joyce Spavin at The Lost City …
08 25 14 ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS 17X33-sml-2 Lost City “Dreamtime Revisited” is an exhibit of the works of Joyce Spavin at The Lost City Museum in ... «Mesquite Local News, Aug 14»
7
Scout group for the young
They're supervised by group leader Francie Spavin and Kea leader Trudy ... we opened it up again at the start of the term," group leader Francine Spavin said. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 14»
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Bone Spur Prognosis
This is a typical description for bone spavin, which is defined as osteoarthritis of ... (inflammation of the ligament at its attachment to the bone) and bone spavin. «TheHorse.com, Jun 14»
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Tennis: Davies and Spavin spearhead Rowntree success
They pair lost just half a point to Dave Atkinson and Jack Woods as table-toppers Park took 10½ points from their visit to promoted Copmanthorpe. York's John ... «The Press, York, May 14»
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A new way of teaching teachers
From left, Undrea Draney-Woolley, Jodie Rud, Tim Indahl and Sara Spavin talk about choosing appropriate texts for students on Thursday at Riverside ... «Post-Bulletin, May 14»

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