bog spavin
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Bog spavin — is a swelling of the tibiotarsal joint of the horse s hock which, in itself, does not cause lameness. The joint becomes distended by excess synovial fluid bringing about a soft, fluctuant swelling on the front of the joint, as well as the inside… … Wikipedia
Bog spavin — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog spavin — Spavin Spav in, n. [OE. spaveyne, OF. esparvain, F. [ e]parvin; akin to OF. espervier a sparrow hawk, F. [ e]pervier, fr. OHG. sparw[=a]ri (G. sperber), fr. OHG. sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the infirm leg in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bog spavin — /ˈbɒg spævən/ (say bog spavuhn) noun a swelling on the hock joint of a horse. See spavin. {bog from British dialect: a puffy swelling. Compare Middle English boggishe swollen. See spavin} …
bog spavin — noun spavin caused by collection of fluids • Hypernyms: ↑spavin … Useful english dictionary
bog spavin — distention of the synovial capsule of the tibiotarsal joint … Medical dictionary
bog spavin — noun a soft swelling of the joint capsule of the hock, occurring in young horses … English new terms dictionary
bog — og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog bean — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog blitter — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
