unfork

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ fork, alluding to the forked position of the rider's legs.

Verb

unfork (third-person singular simple present unforks, present participle unforking, simple past and past participle unforked)

1. (slang, transitive) To dismount from (a ridden animal).
   • 1947, Alfred Bertram Guthrie (Jr.), The Big Sky (page 322)

     […] unfork my horse and get my ass unsprung and just lie around and eat and sleep and let the sun shine on me.

   • 2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums:

     "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."