Definition of yoke

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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..

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Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Licentious; unrestrained.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
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..
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To part; to disjoin; to disconnect.
Teamed :: Teamed (a.) Yoked in, or as in, a team..
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence..
Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..
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..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Freed or loosed from a yoke.
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..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are 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.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To couple; to join with another.
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