"outspan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outspans [plural]
Etymology: From out + span. Compare Afrikaans uitspan. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|out|span}} out + span Head templates: {{en-noun}} outspan (plural outspans)
  1. (South Africa) The place where one releases oxen from harness. Tags: South-Africa Related terms (inspan): To yoke oxen
    Sense id: en-outspan-en-noun-Ozf~lc16 Categories (other): South African English Disambiguation of 'inspan': 75 25
  2. An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals.
    Sense id: en-outspan-en-noun-DAsSpbeU

Verb

Forms: outspans [present, singular, third-person], outspanning [participle, present], outspanned [participle, past], outspanned [past]
Etymology: From out + span. Compare Afrikaans uitspan. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|out|span}} out + span Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} outspan (third-person singular simple present outspans, present participle outspanning, simple past and past participle outspanned)
  1. (South Africa) To release oxen from harness. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-outspan-en-verb-xMwKHmsN Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 26 44

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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