untuckv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtʌk/, U.S. /ˌənˈtək/ transitive. To undo or free from being tucked up.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Destrousser, to vntrusse, vntucke.
1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. ix. 26 When Bridget untuck'd the feet of the bed.
1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore 67 In due time it untucks itself, and tosses away the indigestible portions of its food.
1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 15/1 With a dignified gesture he untucked his legs from under him.
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