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unreeve
[ uhn-reev ]
verb (used with object)
unrove or unreeved, unroven or unreeved, unreeving.
- Nautical. to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc.
verb (used without object)
unrove or unreeved, unroven or unreeved, unreeving.
- to unreeve a rope.
- (of a rope) to become unreeved.
unreeve
/ ʌˈː /
verb
- nautical to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unreeve1
C17: from un- ² + reeve ²
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Jump down, all of you, and lend a hand and unreeve the halliards from the mast and bind her as tight as you can to the branches; pass the ropes under the thwarts.
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To pass the end of a rope through any cavity or aperture, as the channel of a block; to unreeve is the opposite.
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To unreeve the running part of top-sail sheets, &c., to let them run freely, or for harbour duty.
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Lower them down and let the falls unreeve, so that they will go adrift.
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“You can unreeve the tops’l halyards,” replied the captain, quietly.
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