yokewise

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adverb

In the manner of a yoke.

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Meanings

adverbyokewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a yoke.

    Immediately after the heralds came the samurai vanguard, each man armed with his two swords; then a fatigue party of porters, bearing the princely luggage slung from the ends of bamboo poles carried yokewise across their shoulders.

    1961, Georges Blond, Admiral Togo, page 36

Origin

From yoke + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

yokewise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yokewise

MLA

“yokewise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yokewise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yokewise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yokewise.

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