outspan
[ verb out-span; noun out-span ]
/ verb ˌaʊtˈspæn; noun ˈaʊtˌspæn /
verb (used with object), out·spanned, out·span·ning.
to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon.
verb (used without object), out·spanned, out·span·ning.
to remove the yoke, harness, etc., from animals.
noun
the act or a place of outspanning.
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British Dictionary definitions for outspan
outspan
/ Southern African /
noun (ˈaʊtˌspæn)
an area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh animals
the act of unharnessing or unyoking
verb (ˌaʊtˈspæn) -spans, -spanning or -spanned
(tr) to unharness or unyoke (animals)
(intr) to relax
Word Origin for outspan
C19: partial translation of Afrikaans uitspan, from uit out + spannen to stretch
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