unbear
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unbear (third-person singular simple present unbears, present participle unbearing, simple past unbore, past participle unborne)
- (transitive) To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
- 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
- […] he dashes to his destination at such a speed that when he stops the horse half smothers him in a cloud of steam.
"Unbear him half a moment to freshen him up, and I'll be back."