YOKE
\jˈə͡ʊk], \jˈəʊk], \j_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of YOKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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become joined or linked together
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fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
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support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
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link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
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stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
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a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
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an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
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put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
By Princeton University
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become joined or linked together
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stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together
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fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
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support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
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put a yoke on; join with a yoke; of draft animals; "Yoke the draft horses together"
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link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.
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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
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A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
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A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
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A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
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A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
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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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A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
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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.
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A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
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A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
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Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
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The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
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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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To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
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To couple; to join with another.
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To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
By Oddity Software
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A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.
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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
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A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
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A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
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A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
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A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
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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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A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
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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.
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A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
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A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
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Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
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The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
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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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To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
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To couple; to join with another.
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To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
By Noah Webster.
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A wooden frame to couple oxen together for work; a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying a bucket, etc., hanging from each end; a band or piece of cloth cut to fit the shoulders or hips to support a garment; that which binds or connects; a bond or tie; a mark or sign of slavery; hence, bondage; two animals yoked together; as, a yoke of oxen; also, a couple, or a pair that work together.
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To put a yoke on; as, to yoke oxen; to tie together; to couple; to place a yoke upon; hence, to enslave or confine.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which joins together: the frame of wood joining oxen for drawing: any similar frame, as one for carrying pails: a mark of servitude: slavery: (B.) a pair or couple.
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To put a yoke on: to join together: to enslave.
By Daniel Lyons
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A frame worn on the neck, which connects oxen for drawing; any similar frame; bondage; servitude: a pair, as of oxen.
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To put a yoke on: connect.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To attach by means of a yoke; put a yoke upon; enslave.
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A curved timber having a bow at each end to receive the neck of a draft-animal.
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Something that supports, binds, or connects.
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Servitude; bondage.
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A couple or pair, as of oxen.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] That which connects or binds; bond of connection;-specifically, the frame of wood by which two oxen are fastened together for drawing;-a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying a pail, suspended on each side;-a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it;-a frame at right angles to the head of a boat is steered;-a mark of servitude; hence, slavery; bondage; service;-two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.