unhinge

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Unhinge, un-hinj′, v.t. to take from the hinges: to render unstable, to unsettle: to deprive of support.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Unhinge the lower jaw, and the side view of this skull is as the side view of a moderately inclined plane resting throughout on a level base.

From Moby Dick: or, the White Whale by Melville, Herman

Unhinge the lower jaw, and the side view of this skull is as the side of a moderately inclined plane resting throughout on a level base.

From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman