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Unharness
To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen.
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Manner of action 1
To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon.
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Broader term 1
To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace.
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Antonym 2
Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
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