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yokemate

yokemate noun: an animal yoked with another.

Noun

yokemate (plural yokemates)

  1. An animal yoked with another.
  2. (archaic) A companion.

Verb

yokemate (third-person singular simple present yokemates, present participle yokemating, simple past and past participle yokemated)

  1. (transitive) To connect together as if by a yoke.

Synonyms of yokemate

Forms of yokemate

Noun
pluralyokemates
Verb
third-person singular presentyokemates
present participleyokemating
past participleyokemated
pastyokemated

Origin of yokemate

From yoke + mate.

Questions about yokemate

What does yokemate mean?
Yokemate means an animal yoked with another.
What part of speech is yokemate?
Yokemate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of yokemate?
The plural of yokemate is yokemates.

Words near yokemate in the dictionary

  1. yokelism
  2. yokelisms
  3. yokelries
  4. yokelry
  5. yokels
  6. yokemate
  7. yokemated
  8. yokemates
  9. yokemating
  10. yoker
  11. yokers

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