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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Untack

Untack \Un*tack"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tack.] To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release.

being untacked from honest cares.
--Barrow.

Wiktionary
untack

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To unfasten (something tacked). 2 (context transitive English) To remove the tack from.

Usage examples of "untack".

Laurie and Kasumi had stopped to untack and graze their horses while the column moved past.

View they passed more troops on the road, this time Kingdom regulars and auxiliaries trudging along on foot while their officers rode Laurie and Kasumi had stopped to untack and graze their horses while the column moved past.

Questers View they passed more troops on the road, this time Kingdom regulars and auxiliaries trudging along on foot while their officers rode Laurie and Kasumi had stopped to untack and graze their horses while the column moved past.

Cantata and Macintosh to nearby cross ties, the horses facing each other, then proceeded to untack and rub the horses down.

In the lengthening shadows of late afternoon, The Horse stood hobbled and untacked a short distance away.

Del and I busied ourselves with untacking and grooming both mounts, swapping out bridles and bits for halters, pouring water into the squashable, flat-bottomed oiled canvas bags doubling as buckets, and offering them grain as a complement to the grasses.

Del slithered off her sorrel and hung onto the stirrup a moment, then set about untacking the horse.