unlash
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlash
Example Sentences
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It was an ancient cavern beneath the rim of a low cliff which overlooked the town and as Denver was helping to unlash the packs Bunker Hill came toiling up the trail.
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Dane Coolidge
Next he was at my side ordering me to unlash the wheel and stand by.
From News from the Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Pablo and the packer began to unlash the luggage from the bullocks, and following the example of his father and Mr. Grigsby, Charley stiffly dismounted.
From Gold Seekers of '49 by Charles H. Stephens
While the man lay by the fire and wept, she cooked, and in the morning helped lash the sleds, and in the evening to unlash them.
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London
I therefore proceeded to unlash one and roll it toward the still open gangway; and then came the question of provisions.
From A Pirate of the Caribbees by C.J. de Lacy
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