Also yoky. [OE. eow(o)ciʓ, f. *eowoca YOLK sb.2: see -Y1 1.] Containing ‘yolk’; greasy with yolk, as unwashed wool.
c. 1000. Sax. Leechd., II. 42. Ʒenim ele, do on mid eowociʓre wulle. Ibid., 74. Mid eowciʓre wulle.
1847. Halliwell, Yoky-wool, unwashed wool as it comes from the sheep’s back. Devon.
1854. Miss Baker, Northampt. Gloss., Yolk, the grease of wool. Wool that is oily is said to be yolky.
1886. C. Scott, Sheep-farming, 130. The fleece falls to pieces in a vexatious fashion on the table, especially if the sheep has been fed for the shambles, or is naturally very yolky.
