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yoke-fellow

[yohk-fel-oh]

yoke·fel·low

[yohk-fel-oh]
noun
1.
an associate or companion, especially at work; partner.
2.
a spouse.
Also, yoke·mate [yohk-meyt] .


Origin:
1520–30; yoke1 + fellow, translation of Greek sýzygos
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Yoke-fellow is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Yoke-fellow definition


(Phil. 4:3), one of the apostle's fellow-labourers. Some have conjectured that Epaphroditus is meant. Wyckliffe renders the phrase "the german felowe", i.e., "thee, germane [=genuine] comrade."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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