yokematen.

Brit.

/ˈjəʊkmeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈjoʊkˌmeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yoke n., mate n.²

Etymology: < yoke n. + mate n.² Compare earlier yokefellow n.

A person or thing closely linked or associated with another in some way, as a spouse, a workmate, etc.; cf. yokefellow n. Also occasionally literal: a draught animal coupled with another in a yoke.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > fellow-worker

fellowOE

labour-fellow1526

work fellow1526

yokefellow1526

fellow worker1534

yokemate1567

co-brother1590

workmate1763

butty1791

side-partner1845

deskmate1850

co-labourer1859

bobber1860

with-worker1884

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > [noun] > spouse, consort, or partner

ferec975

matchOE

makec1175

spousea1200

lemanc1275

fellowc1350

likea1393

wed-ferea1400

partyc1443

espouse?c1450

bedfellow1490

yokefellow?1542

espousal1543

spouse1548

mate1549

marrow1554

paragon1557

yokemate1567

partner1577

better halfa1586

twin1592

moiety1611

copemate1631

consort1634

half-marrow1637

matrimonya1640

helpmeet1661

other half1667

helpmate1715

spousie1735

life companion1763

worse half1783

life partner1809

domestic partner1815

ball and chain1921

lover1969

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > colleague or fellow-worker

fellowOE

consort1419

confrerec1425

companionc1523

labour-fellow1526

yokefellow1526

colleaguea1533

associate1533

adjunct1554

yokemate1567

colleagen1579

co-agenta1600

co-operatora1600

collateralc1600

co-workman1619

co-workera1643

partner1660

co-operatrix1674

co-agitator1683

co-adjoint1689

adjoint1738

side-partner1845

co-operatress1865

maugh1868

with-worker1884

1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iv. ix. f. 481^v William Webbe the trumpetour and minister of Otterborne..hauing a Ghospelling yokemate of his owne, [etc.].

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 1015 He had to his yoke mate one Helen.

1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner sig. G.4^v Neyther may they bee ioyned as yokemates, to drawe in the vineyarde of the Church.

1684 J. Smith Profit & Pleasure United i. 10 Some were wont to yoke them together,..putting one of them yoke-mate with an Ox.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub Ep. Ded. 10 He is a worthy Yoke-mate to his fore-mention'd Friend.

1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric II. iii. ii. 296 Such yokemates as these, immortal mark, great captain, illustrious place.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxv. 223 Rebecca..trying to soothe her angry yoke-mate.

1857 W. E. Gladstone in Q. Rev. July 258 Inasmuch as St. Paul has declared that a Christian husband or wife married to an unbeliever is to suffer the unbelieving yokemate to depart.

1882 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 162 One of our Fathers, who was..my yokemate on that laborious mission, died there yesterday night.

1914 19th Cent. July 111 In water, Oxygen is still further subjugated by its yoke-mate, Hydrogen.

1917 Q. Rev. Apr. 276 The Austrians..to the disgust of their German allies, did nothing to endear themselves to their unequal yoke-mates, the Italians.

1973 L. Russell Everyday Life Colonial Canada iv. 46 If one ox of a pair were lost or killed, the other was usually unfit to work, because it would not function in unison with a new yoke-mate.

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 22 Mr Blobby and Beethoven are yokemates of broadcasting destiny.

Derivatives

ˈyoke-mated adj. rare. joined by, or as if by, a yoke.In quot. 1860: married. Cf. yoke n. 12, yoke v.¹ 7.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [adjective] > associated in a task

yoke-mated1860

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > working > yoked with another

yoke-mated1860

1860 W. H. F. Bosanquet tr. Fall of Man 42 Then many words of sadness and of care Spake they together, the yoke-mated pair [OE sinhiwan twa].

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 145 Where lay the harness'd bones of the yoke-mated oxen.

ˈyokemating n. rare the action or fact of marrying; a marriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [noun]

eeOE

weddingc1000

wivingOE

contractc1315

marriagec1325

matrimony1357

unionc1475

maritagec1478

briding1566

espousal1566

match1574

intermarriage1579

despousing1609

espousement1623

nuptial1630

coupling1641

splice1830

intermarrying1843

contraction1885

yokemating1891

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xiv. 263 On some future day of a perchance miserable yokemating.

1953 N.Y. Times 25 May 22/1 (headline) Yokemating decried for older bachelors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yokemate
释义	yokematen. Brit. /ˈjəʊkmeɪt/, U.S. /ˈjoʊkˌmeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yoke n., mate n.² Etymology: < yoke n. + mate n.² Compare earlier yokefellow n. A person or thing closely linked or associated with another in some way, as a spouse, a workmate, etc.; cf. yokefellow n. Also occasionally literal: a draught animal coupled with another in a yoke. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > fellow-worker fellowOE labour-fellow1526 work fellow1526 yokefellow1526 fellow worker1534 yokemate1567 co-brother1590 workmate1763 butty1791 side-partner1845 deskmate1850 co-labourer1859 bobber1860 with-worker1884 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > [noun] > spouse, consort, or partner ferec975 matchOE makec1175 spousea1200 lemanc1275 fellowc1350 likea1393 wed-ferea1400 partyc1443 espouse?c1450 bedfellow1490 yokefellow?1542 espousal1543 spouse1548 mate1549 marrow1554 paragon1557 yokemate1567 partner1577 better halfa1586 twin1592 moiety1611 copemate1631 consort1634 half-marrow1637 matrimonya1640 helpmeet1661 other half1667 helpmate1715 spousie1735 life companion1763 worse half1783 life partner1809 domestic partner1815 ball and chain1921 lover1969 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > colleague or fellow-worker fellowOE consort1419 confrerec1425 companionc1523 labour-fellow1526 yokefellow1526 colleaguea1533 associate1533 adjunct1554 yokemate1567 colleagen1579 co-agenta1600 co-operatora1600 collateralc1600 co-workman1619 co-workera1643 partner1660 co-operatrix1674 co-agitator1683 co-adjoint1689 adjoint1738 side-partner1845 co-operatress1865 maugh1868 with-worker1884 1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iv. ix. f. 481^v William Webbe the trumpetour and minister of Otterborne..hauing a Ghospelling yokemate of his owne, [etc.]. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 1015 He had to his yoke mate one Helen. 1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner sig. G.4^v Neyther may they bee ioyned as yokemates, to drawe in the vineyarde of the Church. 1684 J. Smith Profit & Pleasure United i. 10 Some were wont to yoke them together,..putting one of them yoke-mate with an Ox. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub Ep. Ded. 10 He is a worthy Yoke-mate to his fore-mention'd Friend. 1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric II. iii. ii. 296 Such yokemates as these, immortal mark, great captain, illustrious place. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxv. 223 Rebecca..trying to soothe her angry yoke-mate. 1857 W. E. Gladstone in Q. Rev. July 258 Inasmuch as St. Paul has declared that a Christian husband or wife married to an unbeliever is to suffer the unbelieving yokemate to depart. 1882 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 162 One of our Fathers, who was..my yokemate on that laborious mission, died there yesterday night. 1914 19th Cent. July 111 In water, Oxygen is still further subjugated by its yoke-mate, Hydrogen. 1917 Q. Rev. Apr. 276 The Austrians..to the disgust of their German allies, did nothing to endear themselves to their unequal yoke-mates, the Italians. 1973 L. Russell Everyday Life Colonial Canada iv. 46 If one ox of a pair were lost or killed, the other was usually unfit to work, because it would not function in unison with a new yoke-mate. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 22 Mr Blobby and Beethoven are yokemates of broadcasting destiny. Derivatives ˈyoke-mated adj. rare. joined by, or as if by, a yoke.In quot. 1860: married. Cf. yoke n. 12, yoke v.¹ 7. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [adjective] > associated in a task yoke-mated1860 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > working > yoked with another yoke-mated1860 1860 W. H. F. Bosanquet tr. Fall of Man 42 Then many words of sadness and of care Spake they together, the yoke-mated pair [OE sinhiwan twa]. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 145 Where lay the harness'd bones of the yoke-mated oxen. ˈyokemating n. rare the action or fact of marrying; a marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [noun] eeOE weddingc1000 wivingOE contractc1315 marriagec1325 matrimony1357 unionc1475 maritagec1478 briding1566 espousal1566 match1574 intermarriage1579 despousing1609 espousement1623 nuptial1630 coupling1641 splice1830 intermarrying1843 contraction1885 yokemating1891 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xiv. 263 On some future day of a perchance miserable yokemating. 1953 N.Y. Times 25 May 22/1 (headline) Yokemating decried for older bachelors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1567
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