Definition of yoke

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Yoke (n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

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Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..
Yokel :: Yokel (n.) A country bumpkin.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To couple; to join with another.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..
Zygodactylous :: Zygodactylous (a.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc..
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) 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..
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
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