outspan the draft animals. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This is my outspan place, the Boer explained to him. From Wordnik.com. [When the Lion Feeds]
Visit Hugo's; dinner Van As; outspan (rest); cigar grand. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Endurance] Reference
An early start was made, and at 10 a.m. a halt and outspan ordered. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland] Reference
There was nothing for it but to outspan and carry the heavy loads up the steep bank. From Wordnik.com. [With Steyn and De Wet] Reference
I at once went back and informed De Wet, who ordered the column to halt and outspan. From Wordnik.com. [With Steyn and De Wet] Reference
At our outspan at noon yesterday he came to me and offered me my liberty if I would help him. From Wordnik.com. [Prester John] Reference
From an early start the following morning they put another twenty miles behind them before outspan that night and twenty more the next day. From Wordnik.com. [When the Lion Feeds]
This is where the transport will outspan to-night. From Wordnik.com. [On the Heels of De Wet] Reference
Such being the case we decided to outspan and lunch. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis] Reference
We'll outspan at once and set about the business forthwith. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa] Reference
Doubtless by now Pereira had passed me and reached the outspan. From Wordnik.com. [Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain] Reference
The bearer will overtake us with your answer at our first outspan. From Wordnik.com. [Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain] Reference
The sun was already below the horizon when they halted to "outspan.". From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
On reaching the commando, I gave orders to outspan at twelve o'clock. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years' War] Reference
Bad Lands, and my first night's outspan was beneath that very tree where. From Wordnik.com. [Allan's Wife] Reference
So we trekked with the moon, Gaasha guiding us, and did not outspan till dawn. From Wordnik.com. [Swallow: a tale of the great trek] Reference
Ralph and Suzanne reached their outspan place in safety a little before sunset. From Wordnik.com. [Swallow: a tale of the great trek] Reference
"Jan resents having to pay outspan money: he will wriggle out of it if he can," said Constance. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911] Reference
Then he helped to outspan the oxen, and I showed him and the man with the wagon where to find water. From Wordnik.com. [Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer] Reference
About two o'clock, however, just as they had started after a short outspan, a little incident occurred. From Wordnik.com. [Jess] Reference
When you wish to take a wagon across a deep, miry, and reedy swamp, outspan and leg the cattle feed. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries] Reference
Even if there were wood to be had on an outspan place, there was always a race to procure the best poles. From Wordnik.com. [On Commando] Reference
"Where are we to outspan?" asked John of the Unicorn, who was jogging on alongside, apparently half asleep. From Wordnik.com. [Jess] Reference
Night came on, and they were compelled at length to outspan, when the poor oxen lay down overcome with fatigue. From Wordnik.com. [Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand] Reference
"What, outspan in this pitiless place, with not a house, or a tree, or water to be got at!" cried one of the girls. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911] Reference
Boers rode up and told them, roughly enough, that they were to outspan at the house, where they would find some food. From Wordnik.com. [Jess] Reference
If money were no object, I would hire one with Caffres to hunt, as well as outspan and drive, and take a saddle-horse. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from the Cape] Reference
I then went to meet my wagons, which I heard coming on, and, ordering the men to outspan, I took all my dogs to the spoor. From Wordnik.com. [Forest & Frontiers] Reference
One might have thought Jan had never heard of outspan money, instead of its being a familiar and heating subject with him. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911] Reference
Our first outspan was in the valley of the Zwartkops River, close to a big vlei, which was surrounded by dense, scrubby jungle. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer] Reference
"You must make haste, boys, for we have a worse bit than this to cross, and cross it we must, before we outspan for the night.". From Wordnik.com. [Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand] Reference
Our transport rider's object in starting this night was to reach the Kedong River, and there to outspan until our arrival next day. From Wordnik.com. [African Camp Fires] Reference
The waggon cannot make it to-night with these two sick oxen, but after the midday outspan we will ride on, and be there by sundown. From Wordnik.com. [Benita, an African romance] Reference
This order was maintained until the noon outspan, when the officer, after some pressing, laid aside his aloofness sufficiently to accept. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa] Reference
"The last time I saw him was at the outspan before the battle began. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
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