Etymology
Origin of uncase
Example Sentences
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Luckily for us all, Noah happened to be the first to whom the agent of the stamp-office applied, to uncase and to prepare for the operation.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
Unless he is duck-shooting down there in the hidden slough where is a great "quack-quack" of young teals, the trapper may not uncase his gun.
From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.
Our cats and dogs began to uncase; Bob was obliged to unmask his most exposed frontier, by removing the union-jack; and Noah himself fairly appeared on deck in his shirt and night-cap.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
In the meantime Peter, who had respectfully left his hat at the door, proceeded to uncase his body from the multiplied defences he had taken against the inclemency of the weather.
From Precaution by Cooper, James Fenimore
It will commence to "warm up" sometime in April or May, and will be ready to sample or uncase about the first of September.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
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