unwheel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ wheel

Verb[edit]

unwheel (third-person singular simple present unwheels, present participle unwheeling, simple past and past participle unwheeled)

  1. (transitive) To remove the wheel or wheels from.
    • 1936, United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board, Awards of the Second Division (volume 66, issues 6212–6264, page 8)
      I was also aware that if I did not unwheel the engine on the first shift that [sic] it would probably be unwheeled by Mr. Bryant.