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单词 outspan
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Definition of outspan in English:

outspan

verboutspanning, outspans, outspanned ˈaʊtspan
[with object]South African
  • 1Unharness (an animal) from a wagon.

    the wagons were drawn up beside the road and the oxen outspanned
    no object they outspanned at the hotel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We then outspanned for the night.
    1. 1.1no object Rest or camp at the side of the road while travelling by wagon.
      we used to outspan for five or six hours in the heat of the day
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I outspanned on what is now Market Square and let the oxen graze there whilst I walked up to where my Aunt lay ill in a tent.
      Synonyms
      pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac
nounPlural outspans ˈaʊtspan
South African
  • A place for grazing or camping on a wagon journey.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The trekking routes and outspans - a term derived from unyoking a team of oxen - became major channels of communication into the interior.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Dutch uitspannen 'unyoke'.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan
 
 
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