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Meaning of 'yoke' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Yoke [ n.]
- A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
- A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
- A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
- A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
- A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
- 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.
- A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
- 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.
- A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
- Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
- A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
- Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
- The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
- A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.
2 . Yoke [ v. i.]
- To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
3 . Yoke [ v. t.]
- To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
- To couple; to join with another.
- To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Meaning of 'yoke' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . yoke [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
Example in sentence:
  • pulled by a yoke of oxen
Meaning (2):
- an oppressive power
Example in sentence:
  • they threw off the yoke of domination;
  • under the yoke of a tyrant
3 . yoke [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put a yoke on or join with a yoke
Example in sentence:
  • Yoke the draft horses together
Meaning (4):
- link with or as with a yoke
Example in sentence:
  • yoke the oxen together

Nearby Words:

yoke-toed yokeage yoked yokefellow yokel yokelet yokemate yoking

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