inspan

Definitions


[ɪnˈspan], (Verb)

Definitions:
- yoke (draught animals, typically oxen) in a team to a vehicle
(e.g: Duma inspanned sixteen of his best cattle)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: from Dutch inspannen ‘to stretch’, from in- ‘in’ + spannen ‘to span’




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