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unfork

unfork verb: to dismount from (a ridden animal).

Verb

unfork (third-person singular simple present unforks, present participle unforking, simple past and past participle unforked)

  1. (slang, transitive) To dismount from (a ridden animal).
    • […] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me.1947, Alfred Bertram Guthrie (Jr.), The Big Sky (page 322)
    • "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums

Forms of unfork

third-person singular presentunforks
present participleunforking
past participleunforked
pastunforked

Origin of unfork

From un- + fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs.

Questions about unfork

What does unfork mean?
Unfork means to dismount from (a ridden animal).
What part of speech is unfork?
Unfork is a verb.
What is the past tense of unfork?
The past tense of unfork is unforked.

Words near unfork in the dictionary

  1. unforgoable
  2. unforgone
  3. unforgot
  4. unforgotten
  5. unforgottenness
  6. unfork
  7. unforked
  8. unforking
  9. unforks
  10. unforlorn
  11. unform

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