unsling

[uhn-sling]

verb (used with object), un·slung, un·sling·ing.

to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one's shoulder.

Nautical. to take off the slings of; release from slings.

Origin of unsling

First recorded in 1620–30; un-² + sling¹

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Examples from the Web for unsling

Historical Examples of unsling

To unsling my rifle and fire at him was the work of half a minute.
Confessions Of Con Cregan
Charles James Lever
I was about to unsling the basket from my shoulders, as I spoke, but he hastily stopped me.
Under the Meteor Flag
Harry Collingwood
But the Armenians had their bows, too, and one by one they started to unsling them.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
Robert Shea
We formed in column by companies and were told to "unsling knapsacks."
Diary of an Enlisted Man
Lawrence Van Alstyne
I had hardly time to unsling my rifle before he bounded away.
Through the Heart of Patagonia
H. Hesketh Prichard

British Dictionary definitions for unsling

unsling

verb -slings, -slinging or -slung (tr)

to remove or release from a slung position

to remove slings from

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