释义 |
ˈyok(e)able, a. rare. [f. yoke v. + -able.] Capable of being or adapted to be yoked. Hence ˈyokeableness (in quot., readiness to be held in subjection, submissiveness).
1483Cath. Angl. 427/1 Ȝokabylle, iugalis. 1611Cotgr., Accouplable, yoakeable. a1638Mede Wks. (1672) 161 Yokeableness, or a pliableness and tractableness to be ordered. |