"yoker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yokers [plural]
Etymology: yoke + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yoke|er|id2=agent noun}} yoke + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yoker (plural yokers)
  1. One who yokes.

Inflected forms

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