unyoke

[ uhn-yohk ]

/ ʌnˈyoʊk /

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verb (used with object), un·yoked, un·yok·ing.

to free from or as if from a yoke.

to part or disjoin, as by removing a yoke.

verb (used without object), un·yoked, un·yok·ing.Obsolete.

to remove a yoke.

to cease work.

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Origin of unyoke

before 1000; Middle English unyoken,Old English ungeocian.See un-², yoke¹

Words nearby unyoke

unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip, unzipped, UO, U. of S. Afr., up

How to use unyoke in a sentence

She saw Rituparna stepping down, and Varshneya, who followed him, while Vhuka began to unyoke the foaming steeds.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
His father and mother laugh heartily as he disappears round the corner of the house to unyoke the horses.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
In crossing large streams, we unyoke the oxen and swim them over.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer
They unyoke his horses, get into his shafts, drag him through the streets, toss up their caps and cry hurrah!
The Little Manx Nation - 1891|Hall Caine

After that, let your men rest their poor knees and unyoke your pair of oxen.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod

British Dictionary definitions for unyoke

unyoke

/ (ʌnˈjəʊk) /

verb

to release (an animal, etc) from a yoke

(tr) to set free; liberate

(tr) to disconnect or separate

(intr) archaic to cease working

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