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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..

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..

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..

Poke :: Poke (n.) A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward..

Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..

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-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..

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..

Yoke :: Yoke (n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

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..

Outspan :: Outspan (v. t. & i.) To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon..

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..

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

Conjugate :: Conjugate (a.) United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

Unteam :: Unteam (v. t.) To unyoke a team from.

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..

Unyoked :: Unyoked (a.) Freed or loosed from a yoke.

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.) A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon..

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