Definition of yoke

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Yoke (n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

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Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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..
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Licentious; unrestrained.
Yokelet :: Yokelet (n.) A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
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..
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen..
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Yoked :: Yoked (imp. & p. p.) of Yok.
Unconscious :: Unconscious (a.) Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke..
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..
Unyoke :: Unyoke (v. t.) To loose or free from a yoke.
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..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
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