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What is another word for outspanned?

Pronunciation: [a͡ʊtspˈand] (IPA)

Outspanned means to unload or disembark from a vehicle or to rest a team of oxen. Some synonyms for this word include debark, unload, disembark, park, encamp, and repose. Debark is used when a person disembarks from a ship or boat, while unload refers to removing items from a vehicle. Disembark can also be used when a person steps off a plane or train. Park is used to refer to when a driver stops a vehicle and sets its brakes. Encamp is used when a group of people set up a temporary dwelling for rest or shelter. Lastly, repose refers to a brief period of rest.
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Quickly the animals were outspanned, the picket ropes put down and the loose horses driven off to feed while the cattle were close herded.
"The Covered Wagon"
Emerson Hough
Its decline set in on what day the first lank "nester" from the States outspanned his sun-burned team as he pulled up beside some sweet water on the rolling lands, somewhere in the West, and looked about him, and looked again at the land map held in his hand.
"The Passing of the Frontier A Chronicle of the Old West, Volume 26 in The Chronicles Of America Series"
Emerson Hough

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