There was no time to inspan the oxen[…]
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Inspan
Synonyms for "inspan" (6 found)
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11 entriesarchitectural spangeometric spaninspan archinspan beaminspan boundaryinspan constructioninspan intervalinspan lengthinternal spanspan lengthstructural span
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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.
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