unsling

[ uhn-sling ]

/ ʌnˈslɪŋ /

to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one's shoulder.

Nautical. to take off the slings of; release from slings.

Origin of unsling

First recorded in 1620–30; un-² + sling¹

Thinking thus, he unslung his gun, and examined carefully the priming, holding himself in readiness for any emergency.

The Knight of the Golden Melice |John Turvill Adams
While speaking these words, Burley unslung his carabine, and held it in readiness.

Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated |Sir Walter Scott
Quickly and tenderly laying Natalie on the ground under shelter of a stump, he unslung his own rifle.

Two on the Trail |Hulbert Footner
I unslung it and swept its chords, and wild and sad they sounded in that solemn place.

The Wanderer's Necklace |H. Rider Haggard

He unslung the pack which he had taken from the shoulders of the girl, and removed some bacon and sodden bannock.

The Promise |James B. Hendryx

unsling

/ (ʌnˈslɪŋ) /

to remove or release from a slung position

to remove slings from