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unharness [ʌnˈhɑːnɪs] vb (tr)
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to remove the harness from (a horse, etc.) 2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Archaic to remove the armour from ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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I make bold to inform your honor that the rude peasants here don't wish to let the mistress leave the estate, and threaten to unharness her horses, so that though everything has been packed up since morning, her excellency cannot get away. Levin was vexed both at being hindered from shooting and at his horses getting stuck in the mud, and still more at the fact that neither Stepan Arkadyevitch nor Veslovsky helped him and the coachman to unharness the horses and get them out, since neither of them had the slightest notion of harnessing. Zeb walked down again to unharness Jim, who, when he found himself free, rolled over a few times and then settled down to sleep, with Eureka nestling comfortably beside his big, boney body. |
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