Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inspan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-span
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To yoke (oxen).

Transitive verb

verb

To bring or force into service.

Example Sentences

"There was no time to inspan the oxen[…]"
"He was trekking across country, and being anxious to arrive at his destination before the heat of the day he ordered his boys to inspan whilst it was still dark. They had some trouble in doing so, as the mules were very restive, but at last they managed it, and a start was made. The mules raced along like the wind, and when daylight came they saw why. In the darkness, the boys had inspanned a lion as the near wheeler."

Etymology

From in + span.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

inspans (present, singular) inspanning (participle, present) inspanned (participle, past) inspanned (past)

Antonyms

outspan

Questions

What does inspan mean?: To yoke (oxen).
Where does inspan come from?: From in + span.

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