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spavined

[spav-ind]

adjective

  1. suffering from or affected with spavin.

  2. being of or marked by a decrepit or broken-down condition.

    a spavined old school bus abandoned in a field.



ˈspavined

/ ˈspævɪnd /

adjective

  1. vet science affected with spavin; lame

  2. decrepit or worn out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spavined1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But how much has it squandered in this spavined, untrustworthy inquiry?

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But it’s hardly as if Hirschfeld were content to sit in that spavined old barber’s chair up in his East Side aerie, sealed off from the wider world.

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Kodak, once a powerhouse in the photography and specialty chemicals businesses, was a spavined shadow of its former self by 2019.

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I was already feeling like a spavined, misshapen old gnome.

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On Wednesday, Root - spavined by the left-armer's pace and aggression back then - took 24 runs off his first 18 balls.

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