unhaftv.
(un- prefix2 1b.)
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach from a haft or handle
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1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 4 The oars are cleene splintred, the helme is from ruther vnhafted.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Smanicare,..to vnhaft, to vnhilt, to vnhandle.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desmanchement, an vnhafting.
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v.1582- to bring word
- to bring write word
- to bring your heads together
- to bring, call, come, stoop to lure
- to bring, call, come, stoop to one's lure
- to bring, call, come, stoop to the lure
- to bring, carry more sacks to the mill
- to bring, carry sacks to the mill
- to bring, come, etc, to an upshot
- to bring, come, etc, to the upshot
- to bring, come, fall, etc into disfavour
- to bring, come, grow into, go out of fashion
- to bring, drive to scorn
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to extremity or extremities
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to the last extremity or extremities
- to bring, get, haul, or put the tacks aboard
- to bring, have under foot
- to bring, make to shond
- to bring, make, set at one
- to bring, put an a tragedy on the stage
- to bring, put an etc on the stage
- to bring, put an opera on the stage
- to bring, put on the stage
- to bring, reduce formerly also drive to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce formerly also put to a nonplus