Yoke

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

A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

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

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

A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

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.

A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

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.

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

Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

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

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

To couple; to join with another.

To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.