unyoke

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.

January 13.--Our party are about to disperse-- "Like youthful steers unyoked, east, north, and south. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott
They unyoked the horses and galloped after them.” “Well, what do you say, Fomitch—start mowing or wait a bit?” “Eh, well. — Anna Karenina, Leo, graf Tolstoy
On one occasion, while he was ploughing, an eagle settled upon the yoke,[211] and remained sitting there until the time came for unyoking the oxen. — The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, Arrian

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