outspanning

Variant of outspan

outspan definition

out·span (o̵ut′span′; for n. o̵ut′span′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb outspanned -·spanned′, outspanning -·span′·ning

to unyoke or unharness (animals)

Etymology: Afrik uitspannen < Du uit, out + spannen, to harness, akin to OE spannan, span

noun

the act or place of outspanning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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