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▪ I. unˈclog, v.1 [un-2 4 b.] trans. To free from a clog, hindrance, or encumbrance.
1607Shakes. Cor. iv. ii. 47 Could I meete 'em But once a day, it would vnclogge my heart of what lyes heauy too't. 1678G. G. in H. Scougal Wks. (1735) 304 Such ardent sighs, and groanings,..as perhaps unclog'd his spirit, and made his soul take its flight, so soon. 1766Mrs. S. Pennington Lett. III. 172 Soft magic welcome, welcome angel dream, Unclog me quick, and let me far expand. 1834H. Martineau Moral iii. 119 Which must..unclog the system of manufactures and commerce. 1886H. F. Lester Under Fig Trees 161 You can't be stooping down for ever to unclog your machine. ▪ II. unˈclog, v.2 [un-2 4.] trans. To divest of clogs or pattens.
1828[see unbonnet v.2]. |