Strings of pack - horses and pack-donkeys toiled slowly up the staves of the ladders, bearing fish, and coal, and such other cargo as was unshipping at the pier from the dancing fleet of village boats, and from two or three little coasting traders. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Meanwhile the sailors progressed rapidly with the task of unshipping the packages and caged animals. ❋ Herbert George (2006)
That terrible unshipping and reshipping is a sore burden to the unaccustomed traveller. ❋ Unknown (2004)
This was in answer to a quick impatient movement on the part of Gaffer: the speaker at the same time unshipping his scull on that side, and laying his hand on the gunwale of ❋ Unknown (2004)
This is a far more convenient treatment than unshipping the whole wheel, as might be supposed from logbook mention of "shipping" or "unshipping" the wheels. ❋ Howard Irving Chapelle (N/A)
The logbook repeatedly speaks of "shipping" and "unshipping" the paddle wheels, indicating that the wheels were entirely removed from the shafts and stowed on deck. ❋ Howard Irving Chapelle (N/A)
The description he gives of the unshipping of the wheels is that the pivoted blades were removed and the fixed blades, in horizontal position, were left on the shaft. ❋ Howard Irving Chapelle (N/A)
Harriet, unshipping the oar and tying the rowboat to the scow. ❋ Janet Aldridge (N/A)
The next morning, whilst breakfasting, my attention was directed, through the port, to some unusual movement on board our ship; such as a boat being dispatched to the Cleopatra, sending aloft topgallant yards, and unshipping the companion ladder. ❋ W. Hastings Macaulay (N/A)
The captain looked grim but said nothing; it was too late now for him to be unshipping again. ❋ Ontario. Ministry Of Education (N/A)
"Now, then!" cried Arthur, at length, unshipping his oar, and springing to his feet, "one united effort to attract their attention -- all together -- now, then!" and we sent up a cry that echoed wildly across the water, and startled the idlers congregated at the bows, who came running to the side of the vessel nearest us. ❋ Richard Archer (N/A)
So cleverly was the unshipping of the oars managed, and so good was the steering, that the boat shot into the passage under full speed, and so came nearly through it before losing head-way. ❋ Thomas Allibone Janvier (N/A)
"He went into the pantry, my Lord," the steward continued, "when my back was turned, and while he was looking about him in one of the cupboards, the vessel took a lurch to port, and unshipping the cruet-stand, emptied the pepper-pot in his eye, my Lord." ❋ William A. Ross (N/A)
However, back she comes; the starting-rope slackens in Miller's left hand, and the stroke, unshipping his oar, pushes the stern gently out again. ❋ Ontario. Ministry Of Education (N/A)
Strings of pack-horses and pack-donkeys toiled slowly up the staves of the ladders, bearing fish and coal, and such other cargo as was unshipping at the pier from the dancing fleet of village boats and from two or three little coasting traders. ❋ Rosalind Northcote (N/A)
'Don't row fast,' he said, unshipping his tiller and lugging his rudder aboard. ❋ Ransome, Arthur (1934)
It may, of course, have been Hermann's skilful seamanship, but to me it looked as if the allied oceans had refrained from smashing these high bulwarks, unshipping the lumpy rudder, frightening the children, and generally opening this family's eyes out of sheer reticence. ❋ Unknown (1922)
"Yes, here you are," replied the boy, unshipping it and handing it to him; "are you badly hurt?" ❋ D. H. Parry (1915)
