- unharness
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transitive verb
Date: 1562
to remove a harness from <unharness a horse>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unharness
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Unharness — Un*har ness, v. t. [1st pref. un + harness.] 1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unharness — index disencumber, extricate, parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unharness — mid 15c., divest of armor, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + HARNESS (Cf. harness) (v.). Cf. Du. ontharnassen to disarm. Meaning to free (a horse) from harness is recorded from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
unharness — [unhär′nis] vt. 1. Archaic to remove the armor from (a knight, etc.) 2. to remove the harness or gear from … English World dictionary
unharness — /un hahr nis/, v.t. 1. to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.). 2. to divest of armor, as a knight or warhorse. [1400 50; ME onharnesen. See UN 2, HARNESS] * * * … Universalium
unharness — verb a) to remove the harness from a horse etc b) (by extension) to liberate … Wiktionary
unharness — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unbuckle, unstrap, unfasten; see unhitch … English dictionary for students
unharness — v. remove a harness; remove armor; release … English contemporary dictionary
unharness — verb remove a harness from (an animal) … English new terms dictionary
unharness — un·harness … English syllables
