unyoke

[ uhn-yohk ]

/ ʌnˈyoʊk /

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.

Words nearby unyoke

unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip, unzipped, uo, up, up a creek

Origin of unyoke

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

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Examples from the Web for unyoke

Then he proceeded to unyoke the four beasts from the other man's wagon and yoked them to his own.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
"Yes, but if you unyoke here you will never catch them again," he said.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker
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
The mountains were steep and sometimes we had to unyoke our cattle and drive them down, letting the wagons down by ropes.
A Survivor's Recollections of the Whitman Massacre|Matilda Sager

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

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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