the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.
n. Contract work.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of hauling earth, goods, etc., with a team.
n. In contractors' work, a certain mode of doing the work which is given out to a “boss,” who hires a gang or team to do it, and is responsible to the owner of the stock.
Word Usage
"Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group are among the firms that have expressed interest in teaming up with AOL to buy Yahoo or trying to take it private on their own, these people said."