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English word origin

Etymology of yoked

From yoke + -ed.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Wearing a yoke. · Subjugated. · Having large and well-defined muscles particularly at the neck and the trapezii (forming thus the “yoke“). · Married.

verb

simple past and past participle of yoke

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From yoke + -ed.

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