yokefellow

[ yohk-fel-oh ]

/ ˈyoʊkˌfɛl oʊ /

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noun

an associate or companion, especially at work; partner.

a spouse.

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Also yoke·mate

[yohk-meyt]. /ˈyoʊkˌmeɪt/.

Origin of yokefellow

1520–30; yoke¹ + fellow, translation of Greek sýzygos

Words nearby yokefellow

yo-ho-ho, yoicks, yok, yoke, yoked, yokefellow, yoke front, yokel, yoker, Yokkaichi, Yokohama

How to use yokefellow in a sentence

Pippin had been frightened, a thing that had hardly happened since the days when fear was his yokefellow, day and night.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame|Laura E. Richards
Why, also, is Juno united to him as his wife, who is called at once "sister and yokefellow?"
The City of God, Volume I|Aurelius Augustine
So he appeals to some old comrade at Philippi, whom he calls his "genuine yokefellow," to lend a hand.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians|Robert Rainy
She has not been sedulously trained to pull her way, when she is to go into harness with a yokefellow.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith

Give them the victory, First have they greeted thee; Give them the victory, Yokefellow mine!
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for yokefellow

yokefellow

/ (ˈjəʊkˌfɛləʊ) /

noun

archaic a working companion

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