Noah Webster
Unbending
UNBEND'ING, participle present tense
1. Relaxing from any strain; remitting; taking from their yards, etc., as sails.
2. adjective Not suffering flexure.
3. Unyielding; resolute; inflexible; applied to persons.
4. Unyielding; inflexible; firm; applied to things; as unbending truth.
5. Devoted to relaxation.
I hope it may entertain your lordship at an unbending hour.