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yoked
We have found lemma(root) word of yoked : yoke.
Definitions
[jəʊk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull
- a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached
(e.g: the pinafore fell amply from a short yoke)
- a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets
- the crossbar of a rudder
- a control lever in an aircraft
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Origin
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Old English geoc (noun), geocian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch juk, German Joch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin jugum and Greek zugon, also by Latin jungere ‘to join’
[jəʊk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke
(e.g: a plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together)
- attack, especially by strangling
(e.g: two crackheads yoked this girl)
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Origin
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Old English geoc (noun), geocian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch juk, German Joch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin jugum and Greek zugon, also by Latin jungere ‘to join’
[jəʊk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify
(e.g: how much did that yoke set you back?)
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Origin
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early 20th century: of unknown origin
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