different between york vs yoak

English

Back-formation from yorker.

york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)

(cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

Perhaps imitative.

york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)

(slang) To vomit.
- 2013, Breaking Bad (TV series), "Blood Money" (episode)
  BADGER: They're eating blueberry pies... […] Okay, finally, Kirk, he can't take it anymore. He yorks! Now it's just down to Chekov and Spock.

yoak (plural yoaks)

Obsolete spelling of yoke
- 1673, John Milton, When I Consider How My Light is Spent
  God doth not need / Either man's work or his own gifts, who best / Bear his milde yoak […]

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