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Meanings of unhorse in English

Portuguese
apear-se
Catalan
desmuntar
Spanish
apearse

Alight from (a horse)

apear-se
Usage of unhorse in English
1
Balman said he would unhorse him and finish him as he lay st-st-stunned.
A feast for crows
2
And if thou abidest were thou art, he will unhorse thee.
The Lilac Fairy Book
3
And neither of them was able to unhorse the other.
Bulfinch's Mythology
4
Would that he had been the one to unhorse me.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
5
If the troopers interfere, unhorse them, an' bolt the nags.
In the Roaring Fifties
6
He did not know at what instant this uneasy animal would rear and unhorse him.
Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point / Or, Finding the Glor...
7
He thought with the shock to unhorse Rire-pour-tout, and finish him then at his leisure.
Under Two Flags
8
Again it passes through thorny woods with overhanging branches which continually threaten to unhorse the rider.
Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
9
Then grappling, each endeavored to unhorse the other.
National Epics
10
The bounty hunter's unhorse runs from him and into rock, leaving an animal-shaped bruise of lichen.
Iron Council
11
As a result, the survivor focused its attention on trying to unhorse her and drag her down.
A Day Dark as Night
12
Thus the point of the fir-tree caught him upon the shoulder and came near to unhorse him.
The Blue Flower
13
Now I shall do my endeavor to unhorse thee as I would an acknowledged peer in arms.
Men of Iron
14
It will unhorse our cranks and soft-brains.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II
15
If we can unhorse them and keep our own saddles, the advantage is ours. He glanced to Dunk.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
16
To challenge, lay his lance in rest, charge, and unhorse his opponent, was an easy matter for Charlemagne.
Legends of the Middle Ages / Narrated with Special Reference to ...
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Translations for unhorse
Portuguese
apear-se
Catalan
desmuntar
Unhorse through the time