Meanings
verbunfork (third-person singular simple present unforks, present participle unforking, simple past and past participle unforked)
present singular third person unforks · participle present unforking · participle past unforked · past unforked
- slangtransitiveTo dismount from (a ridden animal).
"I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."
2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums1 more example
[…] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me.
1947, Alfred Bertram Guthrie (Jr.), The Big Sky (page 322)
Origin
From un- + fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs.
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APA
unfork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfork
MLA
“unfork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfork. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfork.
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