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passed under the yoke

passed under the yoke is the simple past and past participle of pass under the yoke.

Meaning of pass under the yoke

Verb

pass under the yoke (third-person singular simple present passes under the yoke, present participle passing under the yoke, simple past and past participle passed under the yoke)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a defeated army, to be humiliated by the victors.

Questions about passed under the yoke

What is passed under the yoke the simple past and past participle of?
Passed under the yoke is the simple past and past participle of pass under the yoke.

Words near passed under the yoke in the dictionary

  1. passed the time
  2. passed the time of day
  3. passed the torch
  4. passed through
  5. passed through the pikes
  6. passed under the yoke
  7. passed unnoticed
  8. passed up
  9. passed up like a white chip
  10. passed urine
  11. passed wind

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