Unfoul
//ʌnˈfaʊl// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To free (something snagged or fouled). transitive
"‘We've lost quite a few men,’ the old man says as he energetically unfouls his rifle and carefully loads it with black powder that he extracts from a horn."
Adjective
- 1 Not foul; fair.
Example
More examples"‘We've lost quite a few men,’ the old man says as he energetically unfouls his rifle and carefully loads it with black powder that he extracts from a horn."
Etymology
From un- + foul.
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