Definition of yoke

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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..

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Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Freed or loosed from a yoke.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or 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 loose or free from a yoke.
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
Unteam :: Unteam (v. t.) To unyoke a team from.
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 (n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
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..
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