unlatch
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Unlatch, un-lach′, v.t. to open by lifting the latch.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Unlatch the wicket; let me in, And, sharing, make thy toil more dear: No riper vintage holds the bin Than that our feet shall trample here.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various
The editor Looked through the window at the coroner Walking the gravel walk, and saw his hand Unlatch the iron gate, and saw him pass From view behind the trees.
From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee
Unlatch the door at midnight And let your lantern's glow Shine out to guide the traveler's feet To you across the snow.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert