Definition of yoke

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Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

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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..
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To loose or free from a yoke.
Teamed :: Teamed (a.) Yoked in, or as in, a team..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
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..
Yokelet :: Yokelet (n.) A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
Yokemate :: Yokemate (n.) Same as Yokefellow.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
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.) 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..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
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