unsnib

English

Etymology

un- +‎ snib

Verb

unsnib (third-person singular simple present unsnibs, present participle unsnibbing, simple past and past participle unsnibbed)

1. to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.
   • 1997, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Grace Notes' (novel), (Part 2, at page 262 in the 1998 Vintage paperback edition):

     Catherine unsnibbed the [toilet] door and came out. She smiled bravely and went to wash her hands.

   Somehow she managed to unsnib the window and escape.

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 4:

     She unsnibs the window — the metal catches already hot between finger and thumb — and hauls the juddering sach upwards.

Synonyms

• unbolt
• unlatch
• unfasten