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- verb To deprive of a
sheath ; todraw from the sheath orscabbard , as a sword.
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Examples
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His right hand doth his sword unsheath, his left doth pluck his beard; --
Mediaeval Tales Henry Morley 1858
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BTW, remember back when you warned me off glass knives … if you had to pick (for reasons of radiolucency) laminate or ceramic hunting knife, which would you prefer to unsheath?
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Grand prix racing has its fair share of knights of the realm – Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Frank Williams, Australia's Sir Jack Brabham – but no one has ever come up with a satisfactory explanation for the continued refusal of the Queen to unsheath her sword and tap John Surtees on the shoulder.
London 2012's opening ceremony will not better Beijing, so why try? | Richard Williams 2011
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But as Michele Bachmann discovered, Leno can have a sharp edge when he chooses to unsheath it.
Michele Bachmann gets no laughs from Jay Leno | Richard Adams 2011
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Maybe she now really is willing to unsheath a stiletto and vivisection Joe Miller and his patron.
Donald Craig Mitchell: A Thrilla in Wasilla? Daddy's Girl Versus Sarah's Boy 2010
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I tossed my Randall knife to one of the Marines just in time for him to unsheath it and brutally decapitate two nearly skeletal and naked creatures clawing for his flesh.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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If only Mr. Frazetta were with us today to unsheath his ever-deft paintbrush and, wielding it like a New Master, depict his own family's recently resolved squabbles over his multimillion-dollar artwork.
A warrior's farewell: RIP, Frank Frazetta, master of fantasy illustration 2010
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The cyclic rhythm of sex hormone production in young women unsheath and resheath axions and retracts neurons.
T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010
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I tossed my Randall knife to one of the Marines just in time for him to unsheath it and brutally decapitate two nearly skeletal and naked creatures clawing for his flesh.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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It reminds me of the old adage never wound an adversary for he will return to seek vegence on you, if you unsheath your sword, make sure you kill him.
Lieberman Launches Unprovoked Attack On Harry Reid On Right-Winger Bill Bennett's Show 2009
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