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



RESET




Word of the Day

13 April 2025

TIME

(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event; “this time he succeeded”; “he called four times”; “he could do ten at a clip”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

coffee icon