Yoke
WordNet

noun


(1)   Stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
(2)   Fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
(3)   A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
(4)   Support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
(5)   A pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
"Pulled by a yoke of oxen"
(6)   Two items of the same kind
(7)   An oppressive power
"Under the yoke of a tyrant"
"They threw off the yoke of domination"

verb


(8)   Put a yoke on or join with a yoke
"Yoke the draft horses together"
(9)   Link with or as with a yoke
"Yoke the oxen together"
(10)   Become joined or linked together
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Etymology


, from . Cognate with Latin (English ), Sanskrit , Old Church Slavonic (Russian ), Persian . Compare .

Noun



  1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
  2. A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
  3. The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
  4. A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
  5. Common misspelling of yolk
  6. The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
  7. An undefined object, a gadget.
  8. The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.
 
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