Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take a rope or ropes from; hence, in some parts of the United States, to unharness: as, to
unrope a horse, or loosen or remove the ropes which serve for a harness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to remove from a rope
Etymologies
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un- + rope
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Examples
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She drank from the fountain, then helped Belegir unsaddle the packhorse, unrope the animals, and strip the other two ponies of their remaining tack.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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Saluting, he said that we must unrope, leave our lamps behind, and follow him.
Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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