"spavined" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more spavined [comparative], most spavined [superlative]
Etymology: spavin + -ed Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spavin|ed}} spavin + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} spavined (comparative more spavined, superlative most spavined)
  1. Having spavin (said of a horse).
    Sense id: en-spavined-en-adj-80bxNnHc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 59 41
  2. Old, worn out, obsolete (said figuratively of a person).
    Sense id: en-spavined-en-adj-iKv7RhfN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: crippled, lame

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