Definition of yoke

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Yoke (v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen..

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Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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..
Adjugate :: Adjugate (v. t.) To yoke to.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
Underyoke :: Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
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..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Abjugate :: Abjugate (v. t.) To unyoke.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
Yokelet :: Yokelet (n.) A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service..
Yokeage :: Yokeage (n.) See Rokeage.
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..
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..
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