Yoke
11Yoke — For other uses, see Yoke (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Egg yolk. Withers yoke A yoke is a wooden beam, normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen… …
12yoke — I n. wooden frame 1) to put a yoke on (oxen) servitude, bondage 2) to cast off, throw off the yoke (of bondage) 3) a foreign yoke 4) under a (foreign) yoke II v. (D; tr.) to yoke to (to yoke oxen to a cart) * * * [jəʊk] throw off the yoke (of… …
13yoke — yoke1 yokeless, adj. /yohk/, n., pl. yokes for 1, 3 20, yoke for 2; v., yoked, yoking. n. 1. a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow shaped pieces, each enclosing the head… …
14yoke — /joʊk / (say yohk) noun (plural yokes for defs 1 and 3 10 or yoke for def. 2, for defs 1 and 3 10) 1. a contrivance for joining a pair of draught animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow shaped pieces beneath,… …
15yoke — [OE] The etymological ideal underlying yoke is of ‘joining’ – here, of joining two animals together. The word came ultimately from Indo European *jugom, which also produced Latin jugum ‘yoke’ (source of English conjugal, jugular [16], and… …
16yoke — {{11}}yoke (n.) O.E. geoc yoke, earlier geoht pair of draft animals, from P.Gmc. *yukam (Cf. O.S. juk, O.N. ok, Dan. aag, M.Du. joc, Du. juk, O.H.G. joh, Ger. joch, Goth. juk yoke ), from PIE …
17yoke — [OE] The etymological ideal underlying yoke is of ‘joining’ – here, of joining two animals together. The word came ultimately from Indo European *jugom, which also produced Latin jugum ‘yoke’ (source of English conjugal, jugular [16], and… …
18yoke — I. noun (plural yokes) Etymology: Middle English yok, from Old English geoc; akin to Old High German joh yoke, Latin jugum, Greek zygon, Sanskrit yuga, Latin jungere to join Date: before 12th century 1. a. a wooden bar or frame by which two draft …
19yoke — A frame of wood with vertical pins which effectively separated the oxen [[➝ ox]] so that together they could pull heavy loads. The yoke was a single cross bar with rope nooses that were fastened round the animals necks. The cross bar was attached …
20yoke — yoke1 [jəuk US jouk] n [: Old English; Origin: geoc] 1.) a wooden bar used for keeping two animals together, especially cattle, when they are pulling heavy loads 2.) a frame that you put across your shoulders so that you can carry two equal loads …
