UNCLING
Etymology 1
Verb
uncling
present participle of uncle
Etymology 2
Verb
uncling (third-person singular simple present unclings, present participle unclinging, simple past and past participle unclung)
(obsolete) To cease from clinging or adhering.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cling", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cling.]
Definition: To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] Milton.
UNCLE
Un"cle, n. Etym: [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L.
avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith.
avynas uncle, Goth. aw grandmother, Icel. ai great grandfather.]
1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's
husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece
in relationship.
2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] Thackeray. My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang] -
- Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United States
Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition