unyoke

unyoke
/un yohk"/, v., unyoked, unyoking.
v.t.
1. to free from or as if from a yoke.
2. to part or disjoin, as by removing a yoke.
v.i. Obs.
3. to remove a yoke.
4. to cease work.
[bef. 1000; ME unyoken, OE ungeocian. See UN-2, YOKE1]

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  • unyoke — Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to free from a yoke or harness 2. to take apart ; disjoin intransitive verb 1. archaic to unharness a draft animal 2. archaic to cease from work …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • unyoke — [c]/ʌnˈjoʊk/ (say un yohk) verb (unyoked, unyoking) –verb (t) 1. to free from or as from a yoke. 2. to part or disjoin, as by removing a yoke. –verb (i) 3. to remove a yoke. 4. to cease work. {un 2 + yoke} …  

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