outspan
nounEtymology From out + span. Compare Afrikaans uitspan.
1
South Africa The place where one releases oxen from a harness.
- At the outspan or on the road or footpath he shouldered them aside as one walks through standing corn, not aggressively, but with the superb indifference of right and habit unquestioned.1976, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Jock of the Bushveld, Longman, ISBN 058261231, page 202
2
An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals.
- Related terms
- To yoke oxen