verb, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To dismount from (a ridden animal). slang, transitive

   "[…] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me."

Example

More examples

"[…] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me."

Etymology

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

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