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outspan South African

n [ˈaʊtˌspæn]

1. an area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh animals

2. the act of unharnessing or unyoking

vb [ˌaʊtˈspæn] -spans, -spanning, -spanned

to unharness or unyoke (animals)

[partial translation of Afrikaans uitspan, from uit out + spannen to stretch]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

outspan - remove the yoke or harness from; "outspan the draft animals" animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals unyoke - remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow" unharness - remove the harness from; "unharness a horse" inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"

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outspan

verb (S. African) relax, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.), take it easy, loosen up, laze, lighten up (slang), put your feet up, hang loose (slang), let yourself go (informal), let your hair down (informal), mellow out (informal), make yourself at home Let's take a break and just outspan for a while.