1853. Reade, Christie Johnstone, xiii. 202. Flucker … unstepped his mast in two fathom water.
1883. Man. Seamanship for Boys, 243. If there is anything wrong at the mast-head,… unstep the mast and rectify it.
1883. Pall Mall G., 9 May, 2/1. The novelty consists in the mast being made to unstep in rough weather.
