uncase

American  

[uhn-keys] / ʌnˈkeɪs /

verb (used with object)

uncased, uncasing

1. to remove from a case; remove the case from.

2. to remove the cover from; put on view.

3. to make known; reveal.

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Etymology

Origin of uncase

First recorded in 1560–70; un- ² + case ²

Example Sentences

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

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.

Come, come, uncase, Uncase, young Gamester, what slippery pranck Are you about now?

From The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Thorp, Willard

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.

After having stood a Fit of Laughter, I begged them to uncase me, and do with me what they pleased.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph