Yoke"fel`low (?), n. [Yoke + fellow.]

An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.

Phil. iv. 3.

The two languages [English and French] became yokefellows in a still more intimate manner. Earle.

Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless for a companion and yokefellow. Addison.

 

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