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单词 unsneck
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unsneckv.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsneck.
Originally northern and Scottish.
transitive and intransitive. To unlatch.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > a door, gate, etc. > unlock, unbolt, etc.
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unsteekc1250
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unshutc1315
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unpadlock1769
unsneck1785
undub1807
unslot1827
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)] > of a door, gate, etc. > be unbolted, unbarred, etc.
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unsneck1948
1785 W. Hutton Bran New Wark (E.D.S.) 199 The girl unsneck'd the raddle heck.
1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 339 She drew the bar, unsneck'd the door.
1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song i. 77 She unsnecked the door of the kirkyard wall, passing through to the Manse.
1948 A. Jobson This Suffolk iii. 50 A little wicket gate..snecks and unsnecks, to let one in or out.
1967 ‘G. North’ Sgt. Cluff & Day of Reckoning xv. 139 Mole..unsnecked the door of the bedroom.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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