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drawspan

noun

Etymology

From draw + span.

  1. derived from *(s)pend-✻ — “to stretch”
  2. inherited from *spannō✻ — “span, handbreadth”
  3. inherited from spann
  4. inherited from spanne
  5. compounded as drawspan — “draw + span”

Definitions

  1. The operational span of a drawbridge.

The neighborhood

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