Outspan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outspan is a verb meaning (South Africa, transitive) To release oxen from a harness.
Meaning
(South Africa, transitive) To release oxen from a harness.
More Meanings
- (South Africa) The place where one releases oxen from a harness.
- An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- outspans
- outspanning
- outspanned
Antonyms for outspan
Common opposites include inspan.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trek, haul, overland, surcharge, repasture, broadshare.
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