Unfoul

//ʌnˈfaʊl// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 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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