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Unyoke definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNYO'KE, v.t
1. To loose from a yoke; to free from a yoke.
Unyoke the steers.
2. To part; to disjoin.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow" [ant: yoke]

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. release from a yoke. 2 intr. cease work.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unyoke Un*yoke", v. t. [1st pref. un- + yoke.] 1. To loose or free from a yoke. ``Like youthful steers unyoked, they take their courses.'' --Shak. 2. To part; to disjoin; to disconnect. --Shak.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Loose from a yoke. 2. Part, disjoin, disconnect, separate.