uncolt

uncolt
\\“+\ transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + colt, n.

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uncoltˈ transitive verb (Shakespeare, punning on Falstaff's use of colt to cheat, 1 Henry IV II.2.38)
To deprive of a horse

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  • Uncolt — Un*colt , v. t. [1st pref. un + colt.] To unhorse. [Obs. & R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncolt — un·colt …   English syllables

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