unhood

[ uhn-hood ]

/ ʌnˈhʊd /

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verb (used with object)

to divest of a hood or covering.

to remove from (a hawk) the hood used to blind it.

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Origin of unhood

First recorded in 1565–75; un-² + hood¹

Words nearby unhood

unhinge, unhinged, unhip, unhitch, unholy, unhood, unhook, unhoped, unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse

How to use unhood in a sentence

Off with the young falcons: wait till the first sees him; now unhood the second.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
Now let the assistant unhood the hawk; and make sure that somehow or other you can put up that marked quarry when you like.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
Thus, in Lathams Falconry , to hood is the term used for the blinding, to unhood for the unblinding.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer