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Definition of Yoke
Pronunciation: yōk | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. | | 2. | (Mach.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. | | 3. | Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection. | | 4. | A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service. | | 5. | Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together. | | 6. | The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. | | 7. | A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. | | 8. | (Chiefly Mach.) 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen. | | 2. | To couple; to join with another. | | 3. | To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. | | v. i. | 1. | To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate. |
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