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  • verb Present participle of inspan.

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Examples

  • The conference stressed that caring for those with HIV is in every way an intersectoral effort - across disciplines, across the government/civil divide, inspanning professional and lay workers alike.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Kekana suggested that Westbury take the Soweto option - inspanning law abiding youths in the area at act as the "eyes and ears" of the community in rooting out and identifying criminals.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • There was no time to talk to Katrina in the bustle of inspanning and working the wagons across the corduroy bridge.

    When the Lion Feeds Smith, Wilbur 1964

  • An hour after inspanning they came to another and larger village, which had fallen to decay as had the first.

    The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series Elliott Whitney

  • For miles and miles men were quickly at work sinking holes into the ground; camp-fires were flaming; teamsters were inspanning and outspanning their oxen, and wagons were creaking.

    Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson

  • Glancing up, they saw Schoverling and the gun-bearers catching up their weapons, while the natives were leading the cattle away from the wagon, the inspanning having already begun for the march.

    The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series Elliott Whitney

  • Whilst we were hastily inspanning and upsaddling, Theron came in from the right, bringing with him a captured Hussar.

    With Steyn and De Wet Philip Pienaar

  • There was a long journey ahead of us, so we only remained during the time that was occupied in outspanning the tired mules and inspanning the fresh lot.

    Argentina from a British Point of View Various

  • The next morning the safari filed out from the camp, the Masai greeting the inspanning with huge delight.

    The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series Elliott Whitney

  • While we were busy inspanning we heard the enemy's bomb-Maxim, and before the waggons had forded the dangerous drift of the donga near

    On Commando Dietlof Van Warmelo 1919

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