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unyoke

[ uhn-yohk ]

verb (used with object)

, un·yoked, un·yok·ing.
  1. to free from or as if from a yoke.
  2. to part or disjoin, as by removing a yoke.


verb (used without object)

, Obsolete.
, un·yoked, un·yok·ing.
  1. to remove a yoke.
  2. to cease work.

unyoke

/ ʌnˈjəʊk /

verb

  1. to release (an animal, etc) from a yoke
  2. tr to set free; liberate
  3. tr to disconnect or separate
  4. archaic.
    intr to cease working
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unyoke1

before 1000; Middle English unyoken, Old English ungeocian. See un- 2, yoke 1
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Example Sentences

She saw Rituparna stepping down, and Varshneya, who followed him, while Vhuka began to unyoke the foaming steeds.

His father and mother laugh heartily as he disappears round the corner of the house to unyoke the horses.

In crossing large streams, we unyoke the oxen and swim them over.

They unyoke his horses, get into his shafts, drag him through the streets, toss up their caps and cry hurrah!

After that, let your men rest their poor knees and unyoke your pair of oxen.

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