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
Oh! let me unlade my breast; Pour out the fullness of my soul before you; Shew ev'ry tender, ev'ry grateful thought, This wond'rous goodness stirs.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
Common Version: "For there the ship was to unlade her burden."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
"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
He is the fountaine whence my streames do flowe— Forgive me if I speak as I was taught; Alike to women, utter all I knowe, As longing to unlade so bad a fraught.
From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir
All sorts of quaint vehicles drove up under the elms in the afternoon visiting hours, day after day—hitched horses, and unladed passengers.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
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
The cargo of the Siamese ship was unladed carefully, and it was found that it was worth about one hundred thousand pesos.
And so they went down unto the sea in ships,—even in a steam-ship,—sailing to the Havana, where she was unladed of her burden.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
Lolonois sent the vessel presently to Tortuga to be unladed, with orders to return as soon as possible to Savona, where he would wait for them.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick
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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The women assist in working the ships, and are chiefly employed in lading and unlading the merchandise.
From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Loviot, Fanny
Casco, kas′kō, n. a form of boat used at Manila for lading and unlading ships.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The inhabitants of Marblehead offered to the Boston merchants the use of their harbours, wharfs, and warehouses, together with their personal services in lading and unlading goods, free of all expense.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
It was simply that, owing to delay in lading and unlading, the Salamander would not be ready for sea for another week.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon