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单词 yoky
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yokyadj.

Forms: 1500s yoky, 1600s yokie.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yoke n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < yoke n. + -y suffix1. With sense 2 compare earlier yoked adj. With sense 3 compare earlier yoking adj.2 N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (yōu·ki) /ˈjəʊkɪ/.
Obsolete. rare.
1. That may be joined together by, or as if by, a yoke. Cf. yokeable adj.
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a1500 Medulla Gram. (Harl. 1738) f. 40v Iugabilis, jokky [a1425 Stonyhurst ȝokable].
2. Fitted with, or joined by, a yoke; yoked.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > yoked
yokeda1382
harnessed1483
yokya1593
a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. D A chariot..Drawne by the strength of yoky dragons neckes.
a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 61 Hoisinge theire thundringe instruments upon the unconstant wheeles of yokie beasts.
3. That consists of or constitutes a yoke.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > yoked > consisting of a yoke
yoky?1611
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvii. 245 Their manes..fell through the yokie sphere [Gk. παρὰ ζυγὸν ἀμφοτέρωθεν], Ruthfully rufl'd and defilde.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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