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- Dictionaryyoke/jəʊk/
noun
- 1. a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull. Similar
- 2. 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"
verb
- 1. 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" Similar Opposite
- 2. attack, especially by strangling: informal US "two crackheads yoked this girl"
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something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that unfairly limits freedom: the yoke of marriage. Both countries had thrown off the communist yoke. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. a. : a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together. b. : an arched device formerly laid on the neck of a defeated person. c. : a frame fitted to a person's shoulders to carry a load in two equal portions. d.
yoke. /joʊk/ /jəʊk/ IPA guide. Other forms: yoked; yokes; yoking. Ever seen a picture of a farm girl carrying two buckets of water hanging from ropes attached to a stick she's balancing across her shoulders? That stick on her shoulders is a yoke.
A yoke is a long piece of wood which is tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plough. 3. verb. If two or more people or things are yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other. The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together. [V n together]
[countable] a piece of wood that is shaped to fit across a person’s shoulders so that they can carry two equal loads. [countable] a part of a dress, skirt, etc. that fits around the shoulders or hips and from which the rest of the cloth hangs. Word Origin. See yoke in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: yoke.
A device fitted to the neck of a pair of draught animals to enable them to pull a plough, cart, etc., together; a similar device fitted to a single draught animal for the same purpose. A yoke typically consists of a long wooden bar or pole, often curved or shaped to fit the back of the necks of the animals, with hoops or collars at the ends to ...
A yoke is a long piece of wood tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plow. [...]
Yoke definition: a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal.. See examples of YOKE used in a sentence.
yoke. (yōk) n. 1. a. A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load. b. pl. yoke or yokes A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke. c.
something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that unfairly limits freedom: the yoke of marriage. Both countries had thrown off the communist yoke. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
