verb
- to harness animals to a vehicle
Usage: chiefly South African
Examples
- The farmer will inspan the oxen to the wagon at dawn.
- They inspanned fresh horses for the long journey ahead.
- It took several men to inspan the team of mules.
- The travelers inspanned their animals after the rest stop.
- We need to inspan the horses before we can continue.
- The oxen were inspanned and ready to pull the heavy load.