Definition of yoke

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Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..

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Unconscious :: Unconscious (a.) Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Abjugate :: Abjugate (v. t.) To unyoke.
Unteam :: Unteam (v. t.) To unyoke a team from.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are 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..
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
Yokel :: Yokel (n.) A country bumpkin.
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..
Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
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.
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