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单词 yoke devil
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yoke devil
yoke devil n. now archaic (chiefly in plural) a close companion or accomplice, esp. in a villainous or immoral undertaking; a ‘partner in crime’.In later use probably after quot. a1616.
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. ii. 103 Treason, and murther, euer kept together, As two yoake diuels sworne to eythers purpose.
1890 J. Wells Rescuers & Rescued xi. 123 Under the same roof there are herding and sotting several yoke-devils, who toil not nor spin, yet they enjoy their deeply-buttered bread.
2003 E. Marston Vagabond Clown xii. 194 ‘How close is he to Master Fitzgeoffrey?’ ‘They are two yoke-devils.’
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