unsnib

verb

unsnib

verb

Etymology From un- + snib.

1

to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.

Catherine unsnibbed the [toilet] door and came out. She smiled bravely and went to wash her hands.1997, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Grace Notes' (novel), (Part 2, at page 262 in the 1998 Vintage paperback edition)
Somehow she managed to unsnib the window and escape.

1 more example

She unsnibs the window — the metal catches already hot between finger and thumb — and hauls the juddering sach upwards.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 4:

Synonyms: unbolt, unlatch, unfasten

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