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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the
heads or necks for working together. |
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A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. |
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A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying
pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke. |
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A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a
goose, to prevent passage through a fence. |
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A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing
it. See Illust. of Bell. |
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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. |
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A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. |
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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. |
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A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to
the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt. |
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Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond
connection. |
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A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage;
service. |
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Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work
together. |
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The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. |
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A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is,
to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. |
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To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke
oxen, or pair of oxen. |
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To couple; to join with another. |
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To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to
confine. |
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To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to
consort closely; to mate. |
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