Yoke

·noun A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

II. Yoke ·noun The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

III. Yoke ·noun A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

IV. Yoke ·vt To Couple; to join with another.

V. Yoke ·noun Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

VI. Yoke ·noun A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

VII. Yoke ·noun Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

VIII. Yoke ·vt To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

IX. Yoke ·noun A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. ·see ·Illust. of Bell.

X. Yoke ·noun A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

XI. Yoke ·noun A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

XII. Yoke ·noun A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

XIII. Yoke ·vi To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to Mate.

XIV. Yoke ·noun A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, ·etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

XV. Yoke ·noun A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

XVI. Yoke ·vt To Enslave; to bring into bondage; to Restrain; to Confine.

XVII. Yoke ·noun 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.

XVIII. Yoke ·noun 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.

XIX. Yoke ·add. ·noun 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.