Definition of yoke

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Yoke (n.) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

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Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Freed or loosed from a yoke.
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 band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Misyoke :: Misyoke (v. t.) To yoke improperly.
Yokefellow :: Yokefellow (n.) An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) 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.
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..
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To loose or free from a yoke.
Teamed :: Teamed (a.) Yoked in, or as in, a team..
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Yokemate :: Yokemate (n.) Same as Yokefellow.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked..
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..
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
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..
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-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
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