| 单词 | yoke horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyoke horse yoke horse n. chiefly historical a horse fitted with a yoke; either of two horses harnessed together in a yoke.Esp. with reference to an animal used to pull a chariot in antiquity. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > team of > horse as part of yoke horse1804 yoke steed1840 1804 J. Jones Gram. Greek Tongue iii. i. 200 Ζευχτιδες ίπποι yoke horses, i.e. a pair of horses. 1871 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 1 July 7/3 He did not consider a yoke horse necessary to be kept at the Crown to assist in drawing carts up the hill. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 20 406 The use of a side horse..besides the two yoke horses—characteristic especially of the Assyrians beginning with the ninth century. 1981 E. H. Edwards Country Life Bk. Saddlery & Equipm. 11/3 The extra horses were placed on the outside of the two yoke horses, these outriggers being fastened to the chariot by a single trace. < as lemmas |
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