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unˈspike, v.
[un-2 3, 4 b.]
1. trans. To extract a spike from (a cannon).
1680Exact Jrnl. Siege Tangier 6 The Moors took our Guns.., and unspik'd them, & clear'd them. 1842R. Burn Naval & Mil. Dict. (1852) 118/2 Désenclouer, to unspike a piece of ordnance. c1860H. Stuart Seaman's Catech. 14 Suppose your gun is spiked.., how will you unspike it?
2. To release by the removal of a spike.
1846Edin. Rev. Oct. 504 In this case the iron bar [sc. rail], worn thin and unspiked, gets detached from the plank. |