yokewise
English
Etymology
yoke + -wise
Adverb
yokewise (not comparable)
- In the manner of a yoke.
- 1961, Georges Blond, Admiral Togo (page 36)
- Immediately after the heralds came the samurai vanguard, each man armed with his two swords; then a fatigue party of porters, bearing the princely luggage slung from the ends of bamboo poles carried yokewise across their shoulders.
- 1961, Georges Blond, Admiral Togo (page 36)