unlade

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If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2010

Pox on it, we can't unlade in this squall.

From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas

Now, with full sails, into the port I move, And safely can unlade my breast of love; Quiet, and calm: Why should I then go back, To tempt the second hazard of a wreck?

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Where would they at last unlade the groaning camels?

From The Garden of Allah by Hichens, Robert Smythe

All hands were now set to work, some to preparing houses, barracks, and lodgments for the new comers; some to unlade the vessels and store the cargo, and some to extend the wharf.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason