unhitch

[uhn-hich] Origin

un·hitch

[uhn-hich]
verb (used with object)
1.
to free from attachment; unfasten: to unhitch a locomotive from a train.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become uncoupled or unfastened.

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Unhitch is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to flee; abscond:

Origin:
1615–25; un-2 + hitch
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unhitch
1622, from un- (2) + hitch (v.).
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