yoke key, noun phrase
- Origin:
- Perhaps from a misinterpretation of yokeskey as yoke’s key (see quotation 1839).
obs.
skey sense 1.
1832 Graham’s Town Jrnl 30 Mar. 56Diedericus Van der Kemp, for stealing four yoke keys,..found guilty.
1962 F.C. Metrowich Scotty Smith 151This led to an open fight, which Scotty abruptly ended by cracking his opponent over the head with a yoke key.
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