unharness — index disencumber, extricate, parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unharness — mid 15c., divest of armor, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + HARNESS (Cf. harness) (v.). Cf. Du. ontharnassen to disarm. Meaning to free (a horse) from harness is recorded from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
unharness — [unhär′nis] vt. 1. Archaic to remove the armor from (a knight, etc.) 2. to remove the harness or gear from … English World dictionary
unharness — transitive verb Date: 1562 to remove a harness from < unharness a horse > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unharness — /un hahr nis/, v.t. 1. to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.). 2. to divest of armor, as a knight or warhorse. [1400 50; ME onharnesen. See UN 2, HARNESS] * * * … Universalium
unharness — verb a) to remove the harness from a horse etc b) (by extension) to liberate … Wiktionary
unharness — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unbuckle, unstrap, unfasten; see unhitch … English dictionary for students
unharness — v. remove a harness; remove armor; release … English contemporary dictionary
unharness — verb remove a harness from (an animal) … English new terms dictionary
unharness — un·harness … English syllables