unpicketv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkɪt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪkᵻt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and picket v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², picket v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + picket v.

transitive. To untether (a horse or other animal) from a picket. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > remove from tether, hobble, etc.

uncurb1580

untrace1604

unhitch1706

unpicket1839

unbear1853

unhobble1881

1839 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VII. lii. 95 Before..the horses in many places [could be] unpicketed, the British dragoons were upon them.

1909 Times 14 May 8/1 They unpicket the horses, harness them, and reassemble the wagons.

1940 E. Hemingway For whom Bell Tolls v. 63 He could see that he was neither unpicketing nor saddling.

2003 B. Cornwell Sharpe's Havoc ii. 58 More dragoons, fearing they were losing their precious horses, ran to unpicket the beasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpicket
释义	unpicketv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkɪt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪkᵻt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and picket v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², picket v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + picket v. transitive. To untether (a horse or other animal) from a picket. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > remove from tether, hobble, etc. uncurb1580 untrace1604 unhitch1706 unpicket1839 unbear1853 unhobble1881 1839 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VII. lii. 95 Before..the horses in many places [could be] unpicketed, the British dragoons were upon them. 1909 Times 14 May 8/1 They unpicket the horses, harness them, and reassemble the wagons. 1940 E. Hemingway For whom Bell Tolls v. 63 He could see that he was neither unpicketing nor saddling. 2003 B. Cornwell Sharpe's Havoc ii. 58 More dragoons, fearing they were losing their precious horses, ran to unpicket the beasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1839
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