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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-hich |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈhɪtʃ |
Definition of unhitch
Origin :- 1620s, from un- (2) + hitch (v.). Related: Unhitched; unhitching.
- verb unfasten
- Sometimes twice in one day we had to unhitch the ox and pull him out.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- His chum dug some snow from his ears and ran forward to unhitch the sleds.
- Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely
- The guv'nor had got off, no doubt, to unhitch that heavy gate—the one you had to lift.
- Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
- Presently they went back and turned their wagons into the siding and began to unhitch.
- Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
- He did not stop to unhitch the horses, just hooking them to the corral fence.
- Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
- "Tell them to unhitch," said Sam, mindful of the duties of hospitality.
- Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
- We unhitch, and lead the mules to the gap, where she joins us.
- Extract from : « Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty » by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
- Stud hurried off to unhitch while Gus helped Early Ann with her bundles.
- Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North
- First let me unhitch him, I cried, seizing the spirited beast by the bridle.
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
- Don't folks ever unhitch other folks' horses to put 'em in their stable?
- Extract from : « Old Caravan Days » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
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