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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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..
Yokel :: Yokel (n.) A country bumpkin.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Poke :: Poke (n.) A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward..
Z :: Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274..
Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
Disyoke :: Disyoke (v. t.) To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin.
Jugal :: "Jugal (a.) Relating to a yoke, or to marriage..
Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
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..
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..
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