outspan
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(v)
outspan
remove the yoke or harness from "outspan the draft animals"
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outspan
To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a horse).
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outspan
To unyoke or unhitch (oxen from a wagon); unharness or unsaddle (a horse or horses). -
outspan
To detach oxen from a wagon; hence, to encamp. -
(n)
outspan
The act of unyoking or unharnessing oxen or horses. -
(n)
outspan
The time and place of the outspan; hence, an encampment; a camp. -
outspan
To stretch beyond the span or reach of. -
outspan
To spread out or extend, as an arch. -
(n)
outspan
The entire span or stretch, especially the span of an arch.
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(v.t., v.i)
Outspan
owt-span′ to unyoke or unharness draught-oxen, &c., from a vehicle, to encamp—opp. to Inspan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary D. uitspannen,
We had crossed the Blood River, and after an extra long morning's trek had outspanned on one of the small tributaries of that stream. "A Frontier Mystery" by
It's away on the flat there at the outspan just outside the town; any one'll tell you. "The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley" by
No use outspanning here. "In the Whirl of the Rising" by
Shall we outspan and make a night of it on the veldt? "A Veldt Vendetta" by
My waggon's outspanned yonder on the flat. "'Tween Snow and Fire" by
Northward we trekked steadily through wild desolate country for the best part of one day, and outspanned by a desert pool for the night. "Tales of South Africa" by
Wherefore for days they would outspan near a group of kraals, although of trade there was next to nothing done. "A Secret of the Lebombo" by
He and Magwelo will do the outspanning. "Harley Greenoak's Charge" by
You arrived at a farmhouse and asked leave to outspan by the spruit. "The African Colony" by
They had outspanned by the last spring, which gurgled out among the roots of the mokhala-trees upon the very edge of the desert. "The Young Yagers" by