Outspan

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  • v. To release oxen from harness.
  • n. The place where one outspans.
  • n. An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a horse).
  • n. The act of outspanning.
  • n. A place where outspanning is done
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To unyoke or unhitch (oxen from a wagon); unharness or unsaddle (a horse or horses).
  • To detach oxen from a wagon; hence, to encamp.
  • n. The act of unyoking or unharnessing oxen or horses.
  • n. The time and place of the outspan; hence, an encampment; a camp.
  • To stretch beyond the span or reach of.
  • To spread out or extend, as an arch.
  • n. The entire span or stretch, especially the span of an arch.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. remove the yoke or harness from
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    unharness    unyoke   
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