Definition of yoke

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Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

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Abjugate :: Abjugate (v. t.) To unyoke.
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..
Misyoke :: Misyoke (v. t.) To yoke improperly.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
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..
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked..
Yokel :: Yokel (n.) A country bumpkin.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
Yokemate :: Yokemate (n.) Same as Yokefellow.
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape..
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
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 (v. t.) To couple; to join with another.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
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 or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
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