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Yoke
jəʊk
Yoke definitions
noun
yoke
yokes
- a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull
- used to refer to something regarded as oppressive or restrictive
"the yoke of imperialism"
- (in ancient Rome) an arch of three spears representing a yoke, under which a defeated army was made to march
- a pair of animals yoked together
"a yoke of oxen"
- the amount of land that one pair of oxen could plough in a day
- a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached
"the pinafore fell amply from a short yoke"
- a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets
- the crossbar of a rudder
- a bar of soft iron between the poles of an electromagnet
- a control lever in an aircraft
verb
yoke
yoked
yokes
yoking
- put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke
"a plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together"
- cause (two people or things) to be joined in a close relationship
"Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's"
- attack, especially by strangling
"two crackheads yoked this girl"