Yoke Definition
yōk
yoked, yokes, yoking
noun
yokes
A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load.
American Heritage
A pair of animals harnessed together.
A yoke of oxen.
Webster's New World
A wooden frame or bar with loops or bows at either end, fitted around the necks of a pair of oxen, etc. for harnessing them together.
Webster's New World
A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.
American Heritage
Any mark or symbol of bondage or servitude.
Webster's New World
verb
yoked, yokes, yoking
To put a yoke on.
Webster's New World
To be joined together or closely united.
Webster's New World
To harness (an animal) to (a plow, etc.)
Webster's New World
To harness (a draft animal) to a vehicle or an implement.
American Heritage
To join together; link.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Yoke
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From Old English Ä¡eoc, from Proto-Germanic *jukÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with West Frisian jok, Dutch juk, German Joch, Danish Ã¥g, Swedish ok, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌺 (juk), Latin iugum (English jugular), Greek ζυγός (zugós, “yoke"), Sanskrit युग (yugá, “yoke, team"), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (Russian иго (igo)), Persian یوغ (yuÄŸ). Compare yoga.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English geoc yeug- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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