spavined /ˈspævɪnd/ adjective3 •Of a horse: having spavin (“a disease of horses caused by a bony swelling which develops in a leg due to inflammation”).[H]e […] made a present to Andrew of a broken-winded and spavined poney, in order to enable him to pursue his journey. — 1817 •(figurative) Of a person or a thing: old, worn-out; also, obsolete.I’m a spavined old warrior, and I don’t have much time left in this world, but I still have a few tricks to teach these whippersnappers. •Of a person: lame due to a leg disease. formsmore spavined · most spavined