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Yoke

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 707m

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Old EnglishAI-generated

Yoke is derived from the Old English 'geoc' meaning yoke, referring to a saddle-shaped hill or a ridge resembling a yoke. It describes the distinctive shape of the fell.

Word origins

Yoke
Old Englishyoke, saddle-shaped hill(from geoc "yoke")