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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Yoke :: Yoke (v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
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..
Teamed :: Teamed (a.) Yoked in, or as in, a team..
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
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..
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..
Unconscious :: Unconscious (a.) Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke..
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
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..
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Jugal :: "Jugal (a.) Relating to a yoke, or to marriage..
Disyoke :: Disyoke (v. t.) To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
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