unsnatch

Etymology

From un- + snatch.

unsnatch means to release or let go that which has been snatched or grabbed. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 96 out of 100.

verb

To release or let go that which has been snatched or grabbed.
To retrieve something that was snatched.“As soon as the royal sheeve-hole comes below the cap, pass the lizard, securing it with a couple of half hitches, and lower away through lubber's hole; land it on deck with the heel aft, unsnatch the mast-rope. In the mean time, the new mast has been cleared away , laid alongside the old one, and placed on the same slue; so, that directly the mast-rope is unsnatched, it can be snatched again witho”