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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Yokefellow

· Yoke·fel·low · IPA
01 n. An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.
  1. 1.
    An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.
    “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.