Outspan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  outspan \out*span"\, v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen.]
     To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a
     horse). [S. Africa]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  outspan \out"span\, n.
     1. The act of outspanning.
        [PJC]
  
     2. A place where outspanning is done; Hence: An encampment.
        [South African]
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outspan
       v : remove the yoke or harness from; "unspan the draft animals"
           [ant: {inspan}]
       [also: {outspanning}, {outspanned}]