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yoke-devil

yoke-devil noun: a companion devil.

Noun

yoke-devil (plural yoke-devils)

  1. (archaic) A companion devil.
    • "Pride an' ignorance be the yoke-devils as have drawed you into this fix," said Chugg bluntly.1902, Eden Phillpotts, The River
    • Yet it is characteristic of treason and murder among the great that the yoke-devils are not at once noticed by those not directly involved.1976, George Richard Marek, The Bed and the Throne

Forms of yoke-devil

pluralyoke-devils

Origin of yoke-devil

From yoke + devil.

Questions about yoke-devil

What does yoke-devil mean?
Yoke-devil means a companion devil.
What part of speech is yoke-devil?
Yoke-devil is a noun.
What is the plural of yoke-devil?
The plural of yoke-devil is yoke-devils.

Words near yoke-devil in the dictionary

  1. yoke elms
  2. yoke line
  3. yoke lines
  4. yoke lute
  5. yoke lutes
  6. yoke-devil
  7. yoke-devils
  8. yoke-footed
  9. yoke-pin
  10. yoke-pins
  11. yoke-toed

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