Yoke

n.

Heard in Longford, Waterford, Galway, Offaly, Kilkenny, Sligo, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Armagh, Limerick, Wexford and Westmeath

A thing, object or person. Also: a thing.

Pass us that yoke/ Did u see the state of that yoke last! night" "Pass us the yoke there" "Luk at this yok

Posh English

Did you see the state of that creature last night?

Same phrase, other counties

• All Ireland
• Offaly
• Kilkenny
• Sligo
• Fermanagh
• Leitrim
• Armagh
• Limerick
• Wexford
• Westmeath
• Waterford (not in the dictionary)
• Galway (not in the dictionary)

Related terms

• Yoke-eh-me-bobA placeholder term for an object whose proper name one cannot recall.
• Bayste of a yokeThe male version of a Mullingar Heifer. Someone that is built like a brick shit-house.
• Beast of a yokeWhat you would call a huge person as in huge fat or strong.
• Cnut of a yokeA deeply frustrating, broken-down, or annoying piece of machinery.
• Durty aul yokeAn unattractive woman or girl.
• Mad yokeA crazy or eccentric person. Generally deployed admiringly when somebody does something…