"unhoist" meaning in English

See unhoist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unhoists [present, singular, third-person], unhoisting [participle, present], unhoisted [participle, past], unhoisted [past]
Etymology: From un- + hoist. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|hoist}} un- + hoist Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhoist (third-person singular simple present unhoists, present participle unhoisting, simple past and past participle unhoisted)
  1. (transitive) To bring back down (something previously hoisted). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001, Mohammed Ali Bakari, The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition, page 184:",
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