outspan noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •(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 •An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals. verb1 •(South-Africa) To release oxen from a harness.We had outspanned on in a flat covered with close grass about two feet high…The wagons, four in number, were drawn up off the road two abreast. — 1976 formsoutspanned · outspanning · outspans
