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Unbay

Unbay \Un*bay"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bay to dam.] To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open. [Obs.]

I ought . . . to unbay the current of my passion.
--Norris.

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unbay

vb. (context obsolete transitive English) To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or encloses.