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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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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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