outspanned
verb (used with object)
1.
to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon.
verb (used without object)
2.
to remove the yoke, harness, etc., from animals.
noun
3.
the act or a place of outspanning.
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| outspan | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh animals |
| 2. | the act of unharnessing or unyoking |
| —vb , -spans, -spanning, -spanned | |
| 3. | (tr) to unharness or unyoke (animals) |
| 4. | (intr) to relax |
| [C19: partial translation of Afrikaans uitspan, from uit out + spannen to stretch] | |
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Outspanned
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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