unstep
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unstep
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This is used to unstep and eventually restep the mast.
From Time Magazine Archive
“You must look out sharp to shift the sheet when I tell you, and unstep the mast, if necessary, the very moment I say, mind!”
From Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson
They had only to unstep its mast and lie flat in the cup of its soggy platform and they could not be spied half a mile away.
From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell
At length the branches extended so far across the passage that we were compelled to unstep the mast in order to pass under them.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
“Now,” he continued, “if we lower the sail and unstep the mast, we may remain here as long as we please, undetected.”
From Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess by Edward S. Hodgson
When they unstepped their sweeps, lifted out their shells, put on their clothes, the Bachelors' Barge Club of Philadelphia had won the Barnes trophy for the club championship.
From Time Magazine Archive
He unstepped the mast and furled the sail and tied it.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
He and the old boatman then instantly unstepped the mast and laid it down in the boat, sail and all.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade
Not a moment was lost, the sail was lowered, the mast unstepped, and the oars got out, with a speed which showed how urgent was the occasion.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
He unstepped the mast and sat down again.
From The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham
We should fetch it with one tack, and by unstepping our masts very probably the boat will not be seen, or our hut either, unless the Frenchmen narrowly examine the island.”
From The Rival Crusoes by William Henry Giles Kingston
This we accomplished, and lowering our sail, and unstepping our mast, we got close in under the trees.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
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