unrig
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
to strip of equipment.
Chiefly British Dialect. to undress.
Origin of unrig
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How to use unrig in a sentence
Emanuel Ferreyra sank three vessels, unrigged several others, and slew great numbers of the enemy.
This being done, she was completely unrigged, when the sails and ropes and spars were landed.
The Settlers | William H. G. KingstonThey were immediately unrigged and housed over, snow walls built round them, and other plans adopted for keeping out the cold.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithHe came hither to careen, therefore hauled into the harbour and unrigged his ship.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 | VariousI finally threw aside the gum-elastic chamber and unrigged it from around the car.
The Literary World Seventh Reader | Various
British Dictionary definitions for unrig
/ (ʌnˈrɪɡ) /
(tr) to strip (a vessel) of standing and running rigging
archaic, or dialect to undress (someone or oneself)
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