unship

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Unship the side lights and stow them somewhere handy but where their gleam will not show.

From The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise by Hodgson, Edward S.

Unship, un-ship′, v.t. to take out of a ship or other vessel: to remove from the place where it is fixed or fitted.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Unship the apparatus, remove the cork from the mouth of the candle.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Old Jervis lashes his oar through the water, the boat answers to the spurt, and Tom feels a little shock, and hears a grating sound, as Miller shouts, "Unship oars, bow and three."

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur