unfork

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs.

Verb

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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).
    • 1947, Alfred Bertram Guthrie (Jr.), The Big Sky (page 322)
      [] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me.
    • 2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums:
      "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."