outspan

outspan
1. verb
To release oxen from harness.

“We had outspanned on in a flat covered with close grass about two feet high…The wagons, four in number, were drawn up off the road two abreast.”

2. noun
a) The place where one outspans.

“At the outspan or on the road or footpath he shouldered them aside as one walks through standing corn, not aggressively, but with the superb indifference of right and habit unquestioned.”

b) An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals
See Also: inspan, yoke

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  • outspan — out*span , v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen.] To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a horse). [S. Africa] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outspan — out span, n. 1. The act of outspanning. [PJC] 2. A place where outspanning is done; Hence: An encampment. [South African] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outspan — [out΄span′; ] for n. [ out′span΄] South Afr. vt., vi. outspanned, outspanning [Afrik uitspannen < Du uit,OUT + spannen, to harness, akin to OE spannan,SPAN1] to unyoke or unharness (animals) n. the act or place of outspanning …   English World dictionary

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  • outspan — v. /owt span /; n. /owt span /, v., outspanned, outspanning, n. South African Eng. v.t. 1. to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon. v.i. 2. to remove the yoke, harness, etc., from animals. n. 3. the act or a place of outspanning. [1815 25;… …   Universalium

  • outspan — v. remove a yoke or harness from an animal; unyoke an animal; untie an oxen from a wagon n. (South Africa) place on a farm where travelling people can stop to rest their animals …   English contemporary dictionary

  • outspan — S. African verb (outspans, outspanning, outspanned) unharness (an animal) from a wagon. noun a place for grazing or camping on a wagon journey. Origin C19: from Du. uitspannen unyoke …   English new terms dictionary

  • outspan —   v.i.,v.t. remove harness (from); n. halting, or camping, place …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • outspan — v. & n. S.Afr. v. ( spanned, spanning) 1 tr. (also absol.) unharness (animals) from a cart, plough, etc. 2 intr. break a wagon journey. n. a place for grazing or encampment. Etymology: S.Afr. Du. uitspannen unyoke …   Useful english dictionary

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