UNHARNESS

unharness

(verb) remove the harness from; “unharness a horse”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unharness (third-person singular simple present unharnesses, present participle unharnessing, simple past and past participle unharnessed)

(transitive) to remove the harness from a horse etc.

(transitive, by extension) to liberate

Source: Wiktionary


Un*har"ness, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + harness.]

1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper.

2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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