unfork en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unforks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unforking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unforked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unforked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |