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单词 outspan
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outspann.1

Brit. /ˈaʊtspan/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌspæn/, South African English /ˈaʊtspæn/
Forms: 1800s outspann, 1800s– outspan.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: outspan v.1
Etymology: < outspan v.1 Compare inspan n. at inspan v. Derivatives. With outspan place compare South African Dutch uytspanplaats (1776 or earlier; Afrikaans uitspanplek ). With sense 2 compare also Dutch uitspan rest, recreation (1672 or earlier).The form uitspan (see outspan v.1) was formerly used in English contexts in South Africa, but is now historical: see Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at cited word.
South African.
1. Originally (now historical): land near a road on which people travelling by wagon may break their journey or camp, and allow their draught animals to graze. Now: any place at which a person may break a journey; any piece of land formerly designated an outspan place. Frequently attributive, esp. in outspan place.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey > stopping-place on a journey
gist?c1225
mansiona1382
baiting1477
station1578
mansion place1584
manzil1619
night stop1787
gite1798
outspan1821
halting-place1826
stopping-place1827
stepping-stone1849
waypoint1860
landing-place1861
stop-off1869
stop-over1881
siding1896
half-way1897
sit-down1898
pull-up1899
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > yoke > yoking or unyoking
yoking1572
unyoking1667
outspan1821
inyoking1842
spanning1874
inspan1879
inspanning1879
1821 C. I. La Trobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. (ed. 2) 167 A team or set of oxen or horses put to a waggon, is called by the Dutch a Spann, and those places in the wilderness, where halt is made and the oxen unyoked, an Outspann-place.
1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. iv. 92 These uitspan, or outspan places, are, in fact, the caravanserays of the Cape.
1885 W. Greswell in Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 284/2 An extemporised lunch at a well-known outspan, consisting of many veldt dainties.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 1 Nov. 4/3 Every town has a public outspan, where cattle can graze and travellers stop for the night.
1971 Grocott's Mail (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 27 July 3 The days of the voortrekkers are gone, and divisional councils no longer need outspans.
1993 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 26 331 Elliott suggested the Parliament might approve road tolls and charges for outspan rights, or might withdraw its funds for road maintenance.
2004 M. De Jongh in J. C. Berland & A. Rao Customary Strangers ii. 159 Depending on the location of an outspan (an open and ‘neutral’ space next to the road),..the distances covered vary considerably.
2. Originally (now historical): a break in a wagon journey; the period for which or time at which such a break is made. Now: any break or period of rest.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest > interval or period of
outspan1822
mike1825
spellc1845
society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey > specific
outspan1822
overnight1936
1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 87 Finding some waggons at outspan, we asked the favour of one of the boors to leave my bundle at Fortuintje, which lay in his road.
1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 294 You take a stroll with your gun during the ‘out-span’.
1878 H. A. Roche On Trek in Transvaal 110 Treat this long digression, an' it please you, as a kind of ‘outspan’ on paper.
1900 F. D. Baillie Mafeking Diary 228 Towards dark, after an outspan that was like a picnic, we reached Mr Wright's farm.
1924 G. Baumann in E. Bright & G. Baumann Lost Republic (1940) 130 On our way home, at one of our outspans, we bought a fowl.
1977 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 18 Nov. 8 He was photographed resting yesterday near Van Stadens River bridge, during his daily afternoon outspan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

outspann.2

Brit. /ˈaʊtspan/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌspæn/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: outspan v.2
Etymology: < outspan v.2
rare.
An extended or outstretched span (of an arch).
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > like an arch or bow > thing of the form of an arch or bow
yokec1155
archa1592
arc1642
instep1681
water-bow1855
outspan1887
1887 R. Browning B. de Mandeville in Parleyings x Earth's centre and sky's outspan, all's informed Equally by sun's efflux.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

outspanv.1

Brit. /aʊtˈspan/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈspæn/, South African English /ˈaʊtspæn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: out- prefix, span v.2
Etymology: < out- prefix + span v.2, after South African Dutch uitspannen (Afrikaans uitspan ; < Dutch uitspannen (16th cent. or earlier as †wtspannen )). Compare inspan v. and span out at span v.2 1.The form uitspan was formerly used in English contexts in South Africa, but is now obsolete: see Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at cited word.
South African.
1.
a. intransitive. To unyoke or unharness oxen or other draught animals (esp. from a wagon) and allow them to rest. Now historical.There is some overlap between this sense and 1b.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > camping or encamping > camp or encamp [verb (intransitive)]
wickc897
lodge13..
telda1325
pitch1535
camp1611
to set downa1616
decamp1698
encamp1725
to camp out1748
outspan1801
tent1856
laager1879
tarpaulin1891
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (intransitive)] > unyoke
unyoke1573
outspan1801
unspan1914
1801 in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1899) IV. 361 Arrived at noon at the pasture place of Esterhuizen, where we outspanned and being provided with fresh relays we went on.
1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 52 They very frequently unyoke, or outspan, as it is called, at Salt River.
1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 10 We outspanned near a Boer farm.
1931 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 469 ‘At breakfast time you'd outspan and—’ ‘Unhitch you mean?’ ‘Ay, that's it, outspan.’
1962 F. C. Metrowich Scotty Smith 130 ‘The horses are tired,’ Herman replied. ‘I think we should outspan and rest them for a while.’
b. intransitive. Originally (now historical): to rest or camp at the side of the road while on a wagon journey. Subsequently also: to break a journey; to take a break, relax.
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1811 J. G. Cuyler in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1901) VIII. 91 The rovers passed Scheepers at night who lay close to the road outspanned with his waggon.
1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. vi. 104 In the forenoon we descended to the bank of the Breede or Broad river, and outspanned during the heat of the day.
1878 Cape Argus 13 Apr. This was the half-way place, and we ‘outspanned’ here all day.
1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines i. 16 He outspanned alongside of me for a fortnight to rest his oxen before going on to the interior.
1910 J. Buchan Prester John iv. 76 We got to Umvelos' after midday, and outspanned for our three weeks' work.
1977 A. Fugard & R. Devenish Guest 51 We outspanned and put up our tents there where the kraal is now.
1992 L. Gordon Shared Lives iv. 72 They outspanned at the hotel and drank their coffee out of saucers.
2. transitive. To unyoke or unhitch (oxen or other draught animals) from a wagon or plough. Also: to unhitch (a wagon) from its draught animals. Now historical.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > unyoke
unyokec1000
unteam1548
outspan1815
slip1859
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > harness or yoke > unharness
unspang1580
unharness1611
unspan1648
unhorse1654
outspan1815
unyoke1821
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > tack or harness > unharness
untackle1574
ungear1598
unharness1611
unclose?1614
unrig1690
outspan1815
unshut1817
untack1962
1815 G. Barker Jrnl. 4 Aug. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 531/3 We..were oblidged to outspan our oxen before we could ascend the sand hills.
1852 Capt. Wright in Notes & Queries 12th Ser. 8 161/2 We came to where a wagon was outspanned.
1898 A. Brodrick President's Wooing in Wanderer's Rhymes 265 And Martinus smiled, as he choked a sigh—With all a Boer's deep philosophy—Outspanned his Mules, kicked one or two.
1926 P. W. Laidler Tavern of Ocean 184 Riebeeck Square was originally Boeren Plein, or Farmer's Plain, where the countrymen outspanned their wagons.
1995 M. McCord Calling of Katie Makanya vii. 76 Phillip and Henry helped Rasiaga outspan the oxen.

Derivatives

ˈoutspanned adj.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > unhitched
outspanned1849
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [adjective] > unyoked
outspanned1849
1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. II. 16 The ‘knee-haltered’ horses, and out-spanned oxen, were busily engaged.
1893 Month Feb. 197 He was standing by the out-spanned wagon.
1979 C. Raine Martian sends Postcard Home 9 The outspanned oxen moved away, at night in search of water.
2009 K. Ward Netwks. Empire vi. 250 Domestic animals and outspanned oxen roamed the streets at will.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

outspanv.2

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈspan/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈspæn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, span v.1
Etymology: < out- prefix + span v.1
1. transitive. To extend beyond the length or range of; to exceed in span.
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the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend beyond
overreacha1400
surpass1601
outspan1856
overextend1937
overpass1938
1856 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Aug. 455 The thought which that question wakens..invests humanity..with a grandeur and a capability of glory, that outspans all the reach of the material and the visible.
1882 H. S. Holland Logic & Life (1885) 254 The lines of connection..lose themselves, vanish, outspan our sight.
1901 S. Phillips Herod III. 124 I have outspanned life and the worm of God, Imagining I am already dead Begins to prey on me.
1935 Sci. Monthly Apr. 344/2 Rings in the stump of a fallen oak may give evidence that the three or four hundred years of its life outspan the total period of our history as a nation.
1998 Independent (Nexis) 18 Sept. (Sport section) 26 If, as seems likely, a career which has outspanned those of such as Linford Christie and Roger Black is drawing to a close, this was a perfect way in which to end it.
2. transitive. To bridge (a gap, distance, etc.); to span like an arch. Also intransitive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [verb (intransitive)] > be or become like arch or bow
arch1733
outspan1867
1867 P. J. Bailey Universal Hymn 34 Life, how scant soever, Seems good, as loaned of God, whose arm all space Outspans, whose eye all mirrors.
1884 J. H. Skrine Under Two Queens i. 18 When the storm-rack drives leeward, the rainbow outspanneth.
1909 J. Payne Peacock in Arcadia in Urbe 22 With thy Goddess-hand, From earth to Heaven outspanned, Thou tak'st the hostile hues to thee And mak'st a heavenly harmony.
1994 C. Cassells Evening lasting as long as Life in Soul make Path through Shouting 25 Let me dream your wick-thin arms..Outspanning the distance between The life we imagined And the life we had to learn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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