单词 | yoky |
释义 | † yokyadj. Obsolete. rare. 1. That may be joined together by, or as if by, a yoke. Cf. yokeable adj. ΚΠ a1500 Medulla Gram. (Harl. 1738) f. 40v Iugabilis, jokky [a1425 Stonyhurst ȝokable]. 2. Fitted with, or joined by, a yoke; yoked. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.a1500 |
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