Definitions for the word "yoke" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. n.
Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. n.
A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. v. t.
To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. v. t.
To couple; to join with another.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
17. v. t.
To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
18. v. i.
To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
19. n.
1 wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two oxen etc. And attached to the plough or wagon to be pulled. 2 (pl. Same or -s) pair (of oxen etc.). 3 object like a yoke in form or function, e.g. A wooden shoulder-piece for carrying a pair of pails, the top section of a garment from which the rest hangs. 4 sway, dominion, or servitude. 5 bond of union, esp. Of marriage. v. (-king) 1 put a yoke on. 2 couple or unite (a pair). 3 (foll. By to) link (one thing) to (another). 4 match or work together. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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