"yoke-devil" meaning in All languages combined

See yoke-devil on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: yoke-devils [plural]
Etymology: From yoke + devil. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yoke|devil}} yoke + devil Head templates: {{en-noun}} yoke-devil (plural yoke-devils)
  1. (archaic) a companion devil Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-yoke-devil-en-noun-ToILFION Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Pride an' ignorance be the yoke-devils as have drawed you into this fix,\" said Chugg bluntly.",
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          "ref": "1976, George Richard Marek, The Bed and the Throne:",
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