yokewise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yoke +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

yokewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a yoke.
    • 1961, Georges Blond, Admiral Togo, page 36:
      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.
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