- outspanning
- 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. 2014.
outspanning
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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 — 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 — [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
out|span — «owt SPAN», verb, spanned, span|ning, noun. in South Africa: –v.t., v.i. 1. to unyoke or unharness (horses or other beast of burden) from a wagon: »They very frequently unyoke, or outspan…at Salt River (W. J. Burchell). 2. to encamp: »They… … Useful english dictionary
Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane — The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge in Australia which spans the Brisbane River, linking the South Bank Parklands / Queensland Museum on the southside, to the Gardens Point Campus of the Queensland University of Technology on… … Wikipedia
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
