"unfork" meaning in English

See unfork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unforks [present, singular, third-person], unforking [participle, present], unforked [participle, past], unforked [past]
Etymology: From un- + fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|fork}} un- + fork Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfork (third-person singular simple present unforks, present participle unforking, simple past and past participle unforked)
  1. (slang, transitive) To dismount from (a ridden animal). Tags: slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1947, Alfred Bertram Guthrie (Jr.), The Big Sky (page 322)",
          "text": "[…] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me."
        },
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          "text": "\"I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first.\"",
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        "(slang, transitive) To dismount from (a ridden animal)."
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      "form": "unforked",
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    },
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