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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Abjugate :: Abjugate (v. t.) To unyoke.
Teamed :: Teamed (a.) Yoked in, or as in, a team..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
Yokelet :: Yokelet (n.) A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
Misyoke :: Misyoke (v. t.) To yoke improperly.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon..
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..
Jugal :: "Jugal (a.) Relating to a yoke, or to marriage..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
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..
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..
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To loose or free from a yoke.
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
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..
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
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