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
Pronunciation : yOk
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. burden; pair of harnessed oxen; shoulder of a garment; connection; slavery; directing coil in a computer monitor. put a burden on; connect, join; enslave. semen. yoke\yoke\ (yōk), n. [oe. yok, &yogh;oc, as. geoc; akin to d. juk, ohg. joh, g. joch, icel. & sw. ok, dan. aag, goth. juk, lith. jungas, russ. igo, l. jugum, gr. zy`gon, skr. yuga, and to l. jungere to join, gr. , skr. yui. ?109, 280. cf. join, jougs, joust, jugular, subjugate, syzygy, yuga, zeugma.].
2. a bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. a yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke, untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke.note: the modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the timber. in some countries the yoke consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by thongs about the horns.
3. a frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. specifically: (a) a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke. (b) a frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. (c) a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. see:
illust. of bell. (d) 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. (e) (mach.) a bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. (f) (arch.) 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. (g) (dressmaking) a band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
4. fig.: that which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection. boweth your neck under that blissful yoke which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. this yoke of marriage from us both remove.
5. a mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service. our country sinks beneath the yoke. my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. xi.
6. 5. two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together. i have bought five yoke of oxen, and i go to prove them. iv.
7. 6. the quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [obs.].
8. a portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. [prov. eng.].
9. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
10. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
11. A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
12. A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
13. A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it.
14. See Illust. of Bell.
15. A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder.
16. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
17. A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
18. 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.
19. A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
20. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
21. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
22. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
23. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
24. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.
25. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
26. To couple; to join with another.
27. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
28. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
29. A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment a connection between two things so they move together support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen" an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination" put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together" link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" become joined or linked together.
30. 1. If you say that people are under the yoke of a bad thing or person, you mean they are forced to live in a difficult or unhappy state because of that thing or person. People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery.
31. A yoke is a long piece of wood which is tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plough.
32. If two or more people or things are yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other. The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together The Auto Pact yoked Ontario into the United States economy Farmers and politicians are yoked by money and votes.
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