What is "unsling"

Usage examples of "unsling".

Mahtra and Zvain were behind him, then unslung his staff as Codesh brawlers came out of the haze, poleaxes raised and swinging.

But Kombo unslung his blanket, put down the tin billy and pint-pots, the tomahawk and pointed stick that he carried, and disposing of his properties in a corner, made it clear that not for all the Virgins nor the acolytes did he intend to budge.

He knew he had no chance of catching Ahmed who had unslung his musket and now rode up behind the rearmost enemy horseman.

Then she stood straight, unslinging her ashwood bow from her shoulder.

The crossbows were down, and the islanders were unslinging the shields across their backs and drawing the short stabbing swords slung at their right hips.

When the horsemen commenced to slow trot, the fifers cased their instruments, unslung their shields, and drew their swords, while the drummers remained halted in formation, beating time for the foot.

At the command of the Fighter who gave orders like a Leader, the other Fighters unslung nozzles and pointed them at the creatures who were starting to charge toward them.

And there was one authentically bad moment when Michael had had to go down on his knees while a black soldier approached, sternly unslinging his rifle.

And we whirled together and went for the path up the bank, unslinging the rifles as we ran.

Instead of unslinging his Henry from his left shoulder, Hickok drew his Pythons.

Finally Dancing Dan unslings the sack on his back, and takes out his package, and unties this package, and all of a sudden out pops a raft of big diamond bracelets, and diamond rings, and diamond brooches, and diamond necklaces, and I do not know what else in the way of diamonds, and Dancing Dan and I begin stuffing these diamonds into the stocking and Good Time Charley pitches in and helps us.

He unslung the spiked mace at his hip and raised it skyward, slowly turning full circle.

While his companions drew swords or readied lances or uncased darts, Mai unslung his horn and winded the signal upon which he and his lieutenants had agreed.

Doli was no longer listening to the bard, but was passing hasty orders to the Fair Folk warriors, who unslung their axes and, with all speed, began chopping and hacking at the trees, uprooting underbrush and racing with their burdens to the lake.

Then he unslung his broken tulwar and held it out to the Wickan youth.