Unthatch

v. [UN-² 4. Cf. OE. unþeccan and UNTHACK v.] trans. To strip of thatch.

1699–1700.  Laws Nevis, xxx. § 4. (1740), 25. That the Constables … may the better know what Houses to unthatch.

1771.  Ann. Reg., Chron., 104/1. Many peasants were under the necessity of unthatching their houses to maintain their cattle.

1894.  Daily News, 23 May, 6/5. They think the landlords are wrong to unthatch a tenant’s house.