Hook the lower block to the slings around the sail, hoist the sail up into the top, cast off the slings, unhook the halyards, and pass the upper end of the sail round forward of the mast, ready for bending.
The St. Louis band of robbers had arranged everything, and had prepared to have this little accident two miles from the Little Incline, in case their comrade crouching under my car had not been able to unhook it.
He was to unhook my carriage from the rest of the train between St. Louis and Cincinnati, at a certain spot known as the "Little Incline.
Defn: To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.
At the command return carry the right hand opposite to and 6 inches from the left shoulder, saber vertical, edge to the left; at the same time unhook and lower the scabbard with the left hand and grasp it at the upper band.
Loosen collar, waist bands, and unhook corset, or cut the laces behind.
Remove collar, loosen all waist bands and cords, unhook corset or cut the laces at person's back.
When their hearts are so high That they would come to blows, They unhook their heavy swords From golden and silver boughs: But all that are killed in battle Awaken to life again: It is lucky that their story Is not known among men.
Michael will unhook his trumpet From a bough overhead, And blow a little noise When the supper has been spread.
Her dress hooked up in the back, which I always did think a great nuisance, and I began to unhook it.
When their hearts are so high, That they would come to blows, They unhook their heavy swords From golden and silver boughs; But all that are killed in battle Awaken to life again; It is lucky that their story Is not known among men.
He tried again to unhook the chain of the well, and could not.
As soon as the gun is perpendicular to the purchase, unhook the garnet and lower the gun into the lighter, or on the wharf, as the case may be.
Out-Tackle block--Unhook from Slide, to leave room for hooking Inner Shifting-Tackle 5.
The men at the side-tackles unhook the outer blocks from the training-bolts and hand them to the Loader and Sponger, who hook them to the securing-bolts at the sides of the port.
As each gun is mounted unhook the purchase and garnet, take off the slings, run the carriage to its proper port, and place another for the next gun.
But when he seized the chain he had not sufficient strength to unhook it; he then turned and took a glance of agony at the sky, which was glittering with stars.
Susanne, just unhook those two that I can't manage; light the fire in my bedroom; et merci bien, ma petite!
He nodded pleasantly; she tossed her muff on to the library table, stripped off her gloves, and began to unhook her fur coat, declining his aid with a quick shake of her head.
Prone position and use of the gun sling=: To adjust the sling for firing, unhook the straight strap of the sling and let it out as far as it will go.
But they soon became expert at it, learning how to sit braced in the boat and hold the trawl with a firm grasp, so that it might not slip through the hands, and how to unhook the fish.
Then Henry Burns, getting George Warren to unhookthe tackle from the throat of the mainsail of the Spray, did likewise aboard the Viking.
Please let me unhook it, at least," urged Susan, following Ruth into her room.
The first precaution I learned was--always, when landing, to unhook the belt that held me in my seat.
To climb down and unhook the bombs seemed impossible.
But it isn't always so easy tounhook them, I'm told.
If he's undersize unhook him gently and throw him back into the river.
What prompted him to invade the kitchen and unhook our outfit I don't know, but I think he was trying to heat some water, poor chap!
That point, which has to be slipped along the peg in order to unhook the object, ought really to be placed at a short distance from the Mouse, so that the Necrophori may no longer feel her directly on their backs when they push.
Has the insect indeed perceived, by the light of a flash of reason, that to make the morsel fall it was necessary to unhook it by sliding it along the peg?
And summoning all her resolution she spoke up, glibly: "Patty, come here and unhook my dress.
Come here this minute andunhook my dress--I can't breathe!
I was standin' down here by the double doors watchin' some of the day-teams unhook when I looks up the street on a sudden.
This came on the first evening, when they tried to unhook him.
If I were to unhook this weight, and let go, it would fall to the ground.
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