inspan
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to harness (animals) to (a vehicle); yoke
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to press (people) into service
Etymology
Origin of inspan
Example Sentences
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The oxen were inspanned, the mules also, and about noon we started off on our trek for Zombode.
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The horses appeared with the driver, and the business of inspanning began.
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The first thing was to harness, or, as it is termed in that country, to inspan the cattle.
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He could inspan and outspan oxen, and was already master of other useful veldt wrinkles, which usually take some time to acquire.
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“Rum go, our meeting again, like this,” he said to Lawless, while they stood in the sunshine together and watched the others inspanning the mules.
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