inspan
to yoke or harness.
Origin of inspan
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How to use inspan in a sentence
And he ordered a trooper to gallop back to the camp with instructions to saddle up and inspan immediately.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordAt any rate the sooner we took the road again the better, and so I announced to Falkner that we would inspan at sunrise.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordBut of this valiant offer John Dawes, who was giving orders to inspan, took no immediate notice.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordThen she ordered them to inspan the waggon, and this was done quickly, for the oxen lay tied to the trek-tow.
Swallow | H. Rider HaggardHe immediately ordered his men to inspan and saddle their horses.
Through Shot and Flame | J. D. Kestell.
British Dictionary definitions for inspan
/ (ɪnˈspæn) /
to harness (animals) to (a vehicle); yoke
to press (people) into service
Origin of inspan
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