unlade
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If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010
"But had n't you better unlade yourself o' your merchandise, and fix to enjoy the sail some?"—and he began taking the boxes from her lap.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various
She ran, however, upon the bar, and the people were forced to unlade her to get off.
From Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" by Fowler, William Worthington
Consequently, it was necessary to unlade it, and they had to resolve to leave it behind in the port, to their great sorrow.
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
Then they unladed ev'ry man his beast, And to his view expos'd their sacks in haste.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
It was then past three o'clock, and the Tartars unladed their houses near a certain water.
A paved area, very wide, is included within the walls; and along the edge of the quays are ranges of iron sheds, intended as a temporary shelter for the goods unladed from the shipping.
From Redburn. His First Voyage by Melville, Herman
Thereupon, since the entrance of the bay was unoccupied, they sent for the almiranta, which had put in and had been unladed.
Here they unladed their whole cargazon of riches, the usual storehouse of the pirates being commonly under the shelter of the bucaniers.
From The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main by Williams, George Alfred
Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unlading all the pony’s packs and throwing them on the ground.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Every one was now busily employed in unlading the Windward, and bringing to land the supplies of provisions, coal, reindeer-moss, and other such things which it had brought for the expedition.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof
It was not a very logical explanation after what he had just been unlading into me.
From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Most all the trade of the city is carried on in the upper part of the town, where there are a number of warehouses, stores, wharves, and other conveniences for lading and unlading ships.
From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter
As for the unlading, there were already “lighter” barges on their way from the fort, and others, no doubt, would soon be on hand from the city.
From Ahead of the Army by Emerson, C. Chase