unroof
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unroof
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Unroof, un-rōōf, v.t. to strip the roof off.—adj.
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It was only when something happened aloft that it was worth while to unroof themselves: and at such moments all attention was concentrated on the sky.
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Those who were decoyed into these staterooms endured them with disgust while the boat was at anchor; but when the paddle-wheels began to revolve, and dismal din of clang and bang and whirr came down about their ears, and threatened to unroof the fortress of the brain, why then they fled madly, precipitately, leaving their clothes mostly behind them.
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But the poet need only unroof his own heart.
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A strong cyclone that would unroof a court-house or tip over a through train would also upset you, in spite of your broad, firm feet if the wind got behind one of your ears.
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