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 frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke..
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Yokefellow :: Yokefellow (n.) An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage..
Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To couple; to join with another.
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To part; to disjoin; to disconnect.
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Misyoke :: Misyoke (v. t.) To yoke improperly.
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape..
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Subjugation :: Subjugate (v. t.) To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Freed or loosed from a yoke.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
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..
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