INSPAN

inspan

(verb) attach a yoke or harness to; “inspan the draft animals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

inspan (third-person singular simple present inspans, present participle inspanning, simple past and past participle inspanned)

(transitive) To yoke (oxen).

To bring or force into service.

Antonyms

• outspan

Anagrams

• napsin, pinnas, snap in, snap-in, snapin, spanin

Source: Wiktionary


In*span", v. t. & i. Etym: [D. inspannen.]

Definition: To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle. [South Africa]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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