outspan
(verb) remove the yoke or harness from; “outspan the draft animals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outspan (third-person singular simple present outspans, present participle outspanning, simple past and past participle outspanned)
(South Africa) To release oxen from harness.
outspan (plural outspans)
(South Africa) The place where one outspans.
An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals
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Source: Wiktionary
Out*span", v. t. & i. Etym: [D. uitspannen.]
Definition: To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon. [S. Africa]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
