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spavie

/ˈspeɪvi/
noun
  1. A horse that has a swollen or diseased hock joint (spavin), causing lameness.
    • The farmer sold the spavie at the livestock auction for a low price.
    • The old spavie limped slowly around the pasture.
    • A spavie cannot be used for heavy farm work or riding.
adjective
  1. Lame or stiff in the leg, especially from a joint disease like spavin.
    • After the injury, the horse became spavie and could no longer race.
    • The vet said the spavie condition would only get worse with age.
    • The spavie mare struggled to keep up with the herd.
Synonyms
stifflame
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