v. /owt'span"/ ; n. /owt"span'/ , v. , outspanned, outspanning , n. South African Eng.
v.t.
1. to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon.
v.i.
2. to remove the yoke, harness, etc., from animals.
n.
3. the act or a place of outspanning.
[ 1815-25; trans of Afrik uitspan; see OUT-, SPAN 2 ]