yoke

1. n. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. Source: opted

2. n. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. Source: opted

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: opted

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: opted

5. n. A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell. Source: opted

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: opted

7. n. A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. Source: opted

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: opted

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: opted

10. n. Fig.: That which link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/connects">connects or link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/binds">binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection. Source: opted

11. n. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service. Source: opted

12. n. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together. Source: opted

13. n. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. Source: opted

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: opted

15. v. t. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen. Source: opted

16. v. t. To couple; to join with another. Source: opted

17. v. t. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. Source: opted

18. v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate. Source: opted

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