unlash
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlash
Example Sentences
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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
At last three Spaniards are left in the rigging; they seem nearly dead, and scarcely able to unlash themselves, and crawl down the shrouds.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
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
We were forced to unlash all the strips running from side to side and insert supports, made of smaller bones, across the middle each way.
From Under the Andes by Rex Stout
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
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