yoke-devil

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From yoke +‎ devil.

Noun[edit]

yoke-devil (plural yoke-devils)

  1. (archaic) a companion devil
    • 1902, Eden Phillpotts, The River:
      "Pride an' ignorance be the yoke-devils as have drawed you into this fix," said Chugg bluntly.
    • 1976, George Richard Marek, The Bed and the Throne:
      Yet it is characteristic of treason and murder among the great that the yoke-devils are not at once noticed by those not directly involved.
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