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yokewise

yokewise adverb: in the manner of a yoke.

Adverb

yokewise (not comparable)

  1. In 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 of yokewise

From yoke + -wise.

Questions about yokewise

What does yokewise mean?
Yokewise means in the manner of a yoke.
What part of speech is yokewise?
Yokewise is an adverb.

Words near yokewise in the dictionary

  1. yoker
  2. yokers
  3. yokes
  4. yokest
  5. yoketh
  6. yokewise
  7. yokewood
  8. yokibus
  9. yoking
  10. yokings
  11. yokked

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