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What (who) is yoke - definition

WOODEN BEAM USED ON THE NECKS OF A PAIR OF OXEN OR OTHER ANIMALS TO ENABLE THEM TO PULL TOGETHER ON A LOAD

Ox yoke; Ox-yoke

Yoke

·noun A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

II. Yoke ·noun The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

III. Yoke ·noun A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

IV. Yoke ·vt To Couple; to join with another.

V. Yoke ·noun Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

VI. Yoke ·noun A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

VII. Yoke ·noun Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

VIII. Yoke ·vt To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

IX. Yoke ·noun A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. ·see ·Illust. of Bell.

X. Yoke ·noun A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

XI. Yoke ·noun A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

XII. Yoke ·noun A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

XIII. Yoke ·vi To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to Mate.

XIV. Yoke ·noun A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, ·etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

XV. Yoke ·noun A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

XVI. Yoke ·vt To Enslave; to bring into bondage; to Restrain; to Confine.

XVII. Yoke ·noun A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

XVIII. Yoke ·noun A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.

XIX. Yoke ·add. ·noun A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

yoke

I

n.

wooden frame

1) to put a yoke on (oxen)

servitude, bondage

2) to cast off, throw off the yoke (of bondage)

3) a foreign yoke

4) under a (foreign) yoke

II

v. (D; tr.) to yoke to (to yoke oxen to a cart)

yoke

I. n.

1.

Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature.

2.

Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom, vassalage.

II. v. a.

Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, connect, associate.

Wikipedia

Yoke

A yoke is a wooden beam sometimes used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. A pair of oxen may be called a yoke of oxen, and yoke is also a verb, as in "to yoke a pair of oxen". Other animals that may be yoked include horses, mules, donkeys, and water buffalo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoke

Examples of use of yoke

1. Our people will never vow down to the yoke of slavery.

2. If McCain believes in freedom, he should promise to take the yoke off the American taxpayer.

3. Advertisement We have disburdened ourselves of the yoke of indefatigable righteousness.

4. But although the Unocal bid seems to yoke these twin problems together, the appearance is deceptive.

5. No longer under tyranny‘s yoke, his countrymen after a while tired of Mr.