inspan
inspan verb: to yoke (oxen).
Verb
inspan (third-person singular simple present inspans, present participle inspanning, simple past and past participle inspanned)
- To yoke (oxen).
- There was no time to inspan the oxen[…]1917, H. Rider Haggard, Finished, Kessinger, published 2004, →ISBN, page 39
- 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...1924, Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
- To bring or force into service.
inspan meaning in Tamil and Urdu
inspan in Tamil
- வண்டியின் நுகத்தடியில் எருதுகளைப் பூட்டு, வண்டியைப் பயணத்துக்குச் சித்தமாக்கு
inspan in Urdu
- گاڑی جوتنا
Antonyms of inspan
Forms of inspan
| third-person singular present | inspans |
|---|---|
| present participle | inspanning |
| past participle | inspanned |
| past | inspanned |
Origin of inspan
From in + span.
Questions about inspan
- What does inspan mean?
- Inspan means to yoke (oxen).
- What is inspan in Tamil?
- Inspan in Tamil is வண்டியின் நுகத்தடியில் எருதுகளைப் பூட்டு, வண்டியைப் பயணத்துக்குச் சித்தமாக்கு. See Inspan meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inspan?
- Inspan is a verb.
- What is the past tense of inspan?
- The past tense of inspan is inspanned.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inspan (page history and authors); inspan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inspan (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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