What does outspan mean?
Outspan means (South Africa, transitive) To release oxen from a harness..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(South Africa, transitive) To release oxen from a 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.
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.
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Outspan means (South Africa, transitive) To release oxen from a harness..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include inspan.
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.
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