YOKE

yoke

(noun) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

yoke

(noun) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

yoke, coupling

(noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

yoke

(noun) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

yoke

(noun) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; “pulled by a yoke of oxen”

couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

(noun) two items of the same kind

yoke

(noun) an oppressive power; “under the yoke of a tyrant”; “they threw off the yoke of domination”

yoke

(verb) put a yoke on or join with a yoke; “Yoke the draft horses together”

yoke, link

(verb) link with or as with a yoke; “yoke the oxen together”

yoke

(verb) become joined or linked together

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

yoke (plural yokes)

Frame around the neck, and related senses.

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at the heads or necks enabling them to pull a plough, cart etc. [from 8th c.]

(now, US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung. [from 10th c.]

Any of various linking or supporting objects that resemble a yoke; a crosspiece, a curved bar etc. [from 12th c.]

A frame worn on the neck of an animal, such as a cow, pig, or goose, to prevent passage through a fence. [from 16th c.]

A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc, one at each end of the pole. [from 17th c.]

(nautical) 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. [from 18th c.]

(electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube. [from 19th c.]

The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders, or the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes. [from 19th c.]

(aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; now specifically, the control column. [from 20th c.]

(video games) A similar device used as a game controller.

(glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.

(bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.

Pair of harnessed draught animals, and related senses.

(now, chiefly, historical) A pair of animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something. [from 10th c.]

(Scotland, Ireland) A horse and cart, a carriage; now generally, a car or other vehicle. [from 19th c.]

(informal, Ireland) A miscellaneous object; a gadget. [from 20th c.]

(slang, Ireland) Pill of a psychoactive drug.

Extended uses and quantities.

An area of arable land, especially specifically consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50-60 acres. [from 9th c.]

(figuratively) A burden; something which oppresses or restrains a person. [from 9th c.]

A bond of love, especially marriage, otherwise, any kind of friendship. [from 10th c.]

(chiefly, Scotland, English regional) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; a shift of work. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• (aviation): control wheel

Verb

yoke (third-person singular simple present yokes, present participle yoking, simple past and past participle yoked)

To link or to join.

To unite, to connect.

To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Etymology 2

Noun

yoke

Misspelling of yolk.

Anagrams

• okey

Source: Wiktionary

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Yoke, n. Etym: [OE. yok, , AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. yui. Join, Jougs, Joust, Jugular, Subjugate, Syzycy, Yuga, Zeugma.]

1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke, Untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke. Pope.

Note: The modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the timber. In some countries the yoke consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by thongs about the horns.

2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. Specifically: (a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke. (b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. (c) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell. (d) 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. (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. (f) (Arch.) 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. (g) (Dressmaking) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection. Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer. This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden.

4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service. Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak. My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. xi. 30.

5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together. I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them. Luke xiv. 19.

6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [Obs.] Gardner.

7. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Neck yoke, Pig yoke. See under Neck, and Pig.

– Yoke elm (Bot.), the European hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus), a small tree with tough white wood, often used for making yokes for cattle.

Yoke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking.]

1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

2. To couple; to join with another. "Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers." 2 Cor. vi. 14. Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak.

3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton. The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke. Hudibras.

Yoke, v. i.

Definition: To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate. We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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