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
- A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
- A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
- The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
- 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.
- Common misspelling of yolk
- 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.
- An undefined object, a gadget.
- The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.