spavin

Meaninghorse's joint swelling

Common meaning: bony swelling of a horse's hock

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchesparvin‘horse's joint swelling’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftshorse's joint swelling → horse ailmentspaveyne‘horse ailment’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftshorse ailment → bony swelling of a horse's hockspavin‘bony swelling of a horse's hock’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French esparvin ‘horse's joint swelling’.

Roots

  • esparvin Old French “horse's joint swelling”

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