spavined

• Adjetivo arcaico usado originalmente para descrever um cavalo afetado por esparavão (doença articular), depois empregado em sentido figurado para designar algo gasto, decrépito ou arruinado.

An archaic adjective originally used to describe a horse affected with spavin (a joint disease), later used figuratively to mean worn out, decrepit, or broken-down.

1. Afflicted with spavinC2formal

   Describes a horse that has a swelling or bony enlargement of the hock joint, often causing lameness.

   Acometido de esparavão

   • The spavined mare limped across the field.
   • The veterinarian examined the spavined horse carefully.
   • Spavined animals are often retired from heavy work.