yokefellow
Americannoun
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an associate or companion, especially at work; partner.
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a spouse.
noun
Etymology
Origin of yokefellow
Example Sentences
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He had the subtlest brain, and became the yokefellow of a Cobham.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
Scholars have yet to work out the extent to which Freemasonry, yokefellow of deism, reinforced free thought and was one of the subversive forces breaking down colonial orthodoxy.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
A gaunt, brown dog, of middle size, was his yokefellow.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
Yee and I beseech thee faithful yokefellow, help the women which laboured with me in the gospell, and with Clement also, and with other my labourfellows, whose names are in the book of life.
From The first New Testament printed in English by
"Let not Greece," said he, "be lamed, and thus Athens herself be deprived of her yokefellow."
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness
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