† ˈabjugate, v. Obs.—0 [f. L. abjugāt- ppl. stem of abjugā-re to unyoke; f. ab off, from + jugā-re to yoke, f. jug-um a yoke.] ‘To unyoke, to uncouple.’ Bailey vol. II. 1731, whence in J.
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