harnessing
Example Sentences
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When she loosened it finally, she stooped and looked under the horse’s neck at the girl of fourteen or thereabouts, who was unharnessing the horse on the other side.
From The Fighting Shepherdess by Lockhart, Caroline
Such obstacles were not new to him, and he lost no time in unharnessing his horse and attaching him to the tree.
From Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
After unharnessing our dogs, our next work was with our axes, and there was a good sharp one for the Missionary, to cut down some of the green balsams and dry dead trees.
From By Canoe and Dog-Train by Young, Egerton Ryerson
She had, before starting from the yards of Messrs. Peek & Wallis, ably demonstrated her ability to manage a horse by unharnessing this very animal and leading it into the stable.
From The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking by Marchant, Bessie
Beside him 'Merican Joe was bending over unharnessing the dogs.
From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
