yoke Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
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noun an oppressive power
- under the yoke of a tyrant
- they threw off the yoke of domination
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noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; couplet; pair; duet; brace; dyad; duad.
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noun a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- pulled by a yoke of oxen
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noun support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
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noun a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
coupling.
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noun stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
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verb become joined or linked together
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verb link with or as with a yoke
link.
- yoke the oxen together
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verb put a yoke on or join with a yoke
- Yoke the draft horses together
WordNet
Yoke noun
Etymology
OE.Definitions
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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke, Untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke. Pope.
✍ The modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the timber. In some countries the yoke consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by thongs about the horns. -
A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. Specifically:(a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's .yoke (b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. (c) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell .(d) 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. (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. (f) (Arch.) 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. (g) (Dressmaking) 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. Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer.
This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden.
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A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service. Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.
My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. xi. 30.
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Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together. I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them. Luke xiv. 19.
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The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. Obs. Gardner. -
A portion of the working day; Prov. Eng. Halliwell.as, to work two .yokes , that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon
Yoke transitive verb
Wordforms
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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. "Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers." 2 Cor. vi. 14.Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak.
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To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton.
The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke. Hudibras.
Yoke intransitive verb
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To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate. We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. Shak.
