(n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the
heads or necks for working together.
(n.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
(n.) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying
pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
(n.) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a
goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
(n.) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing
it. See Illust. of Bell.
(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.
(n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
(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.
(n.) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to
the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
(n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond
connection.
(n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage;
service.
(n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work
together.
(n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
(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.
(v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke
oxen, or pair of oxen.
(v. t.) To couple; to join with another.
(v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to
confine.
(v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to
consort closely; to mate.
