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▪ I. unˈbank, v.1 [un-2 4.] 1. trans. To free from a bank or barrier. In quot. fig.
1842Sir H. Taylor Edwin the Fair i. v. 36 Unbank the hours To that soft overflow which bids the heart Yield increase of delight. 2. To clear (a fire) from banked-up matter.
1890Sci. Amer. 17 May 315/3 The first duty of an engineer..is to ascertain how many gauges of water there are in his boilers. Never unbank or replenish the fires until this is done. ▪ II. unˈbank, v.2 (un-2 4: cf. bank n.3 7.)
1834J. C. Calhoun Wks. (1874) II. 363 We must..use a bank to unbank the banks, to the extent that may be necessary. |