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And many repulses he had, and came off lame at last, with the unjointing of his bones.

The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

Still the Eleventh Man dared not, for some time, venture out of the fortification, for he had remarked her taste for human flesh, and her dexterity in snapping off heads, and did not know but her love for him might extend to a wish to try the flavour of his meat, and that she might, in a moment of soft dalliance, practise on him her skill in unjointing necks.

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) James Athearn Jones

Gootes, unjointing disproportioned length carelessly against the sink to the peril of several jars of specimens, didnt reply.

Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940

"Oh, very well!" replied Mr. Tutt, unjointing himself.

By Advice of Counsel Arthur Cheney Train 1910

Look you along the bank, how every man Jack is unjointing his rod and making for home.

Shining Ferry Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

To dream that a many-hued viper, and capable of throwing itself into many pieces, or unjointing itself, attacks you, denotes that your enemies are bent on your ruin and will work unitedly, yet apart, to displace you.

What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams 1901

I saw some men unjointing fingers to get rings off, and cutting off ears to get silver ornaments.

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