What does yoke mean?
Definitions for yoke
yoʊkyoke
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yoke.
Princeton's WordNet
yokenoun
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
yokenoun
an oppressive power
"under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
yokenoun
a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
"pulled by a yoke of oxen"
yokenoun
support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
yoke, couplingnoun
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
yokeverb
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
yokeverb
become joined or linked together
yoke, linkverb
link with or as with a yoke
"yoke the oxen together"
yokeverb
put a yoke on or join with a yoke
"Yoke the draft horses together"
Wiktionary
yokenoun
A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
yokenoun
A pair (of animals, especially oxen).
yokenoun
A frame made to fit the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the frame.
yokenoun
A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
yokenoun
The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
yokenoun
Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
yokenoun
The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.
yokenoun
The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
yokenoun
A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
yokeverb
To link or to join.
yokeverb
To unite, to connect.
yokenoun
An alternative name for a cowpoke.
yokenoun
An undefined object, a gadget.
Etymology: geoc, from yugóm. Cognate with Latin iugum (English jugular), Greek ζυγός, Sanskrit युग, Old Church Slavonic (Russian), Persian. Compare yoga.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
YOKEnoun
Etymology: yeoc , Sax. jock, Dutch; jugum, Lat. joug, Fr.
Bring a red heifer, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. Numb. xix. 2.
A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke,
Untam’d, unconscious of the galling yoke. Alexander Pope.Our country sinks beneath the yoke;
It weeps, it bleeds. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.In bands of iron fetter’d you shall be;
And easier yoke than what you put on me. John Dryden, Aurengz.This yoke of marriage from us both remove,
Where two are bound to draw, though neither love. Dryd.Those that accuse him in his intent towards our wives, are a yoke of his discarded men. William Shakespeare.
His lands a hundred yoke of oxen till’d. John Dryden, Æn.
A yoke of mules outgoes a yoke of oxen, when set to work at the same time; for mules are swifter. William Broome.
To Yokeverb
Etymology: from the noun.
This Stetes promised to do, if he alone would yoak together two brazen-hoofed bulls, and, plowing the ground, sow dragons teeth. Roger L'Estrange.
Four milk-white bulls, the Thracian use of old,
Were yok’d to draw his car of burnish’d gold. Dryden.My name
Be yok’d with his that did betray the best. William Shakespeare.Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb,
That carries anger as the flint bears fire. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.Seek not in Latian bands to yoke
Our fair Lavinia. John Dryden, Æn.These are the arms
With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
Razeth your cities. William Shakespeare.Men marry not; but chuse rather a libertine single life, than to be yoked in marriage. Francis Bacon.
The words and promises, that yoke
The conqueror, are quickly broke. Hudibras.Xerxes, the liberty of Greece to yoke,
Over Hellespont bridg’d his way. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Yoke
A yoke is a wooden beam sometimes used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. A pair of oxen may be called a yoke of oxen, and yoke is also a verb, as in "to yoke a pair of oxen". Other animals that may be yoked include horses, mules, donkeys, and water buffalo.
ChatGPT
yoke
A yoke is a long bar or frame, usually made of wood, that is designed to connect two animals, such as oxen, so they can pull a load together. It is fastened over their necks and attached to the vehicle or machine that they are pulling. Metaphorically, it can also mean a state of being in bondage or servitude, or anything that restricts or constrains as severely as a physical yoke. In Christianity, a yoke is often used metaphorically to refer to burdens and responsibilities. In electronics, a yoke is a device used to provide a magnetic field for a cathode-ray tube.
Webster Dictionary
Yokenoun
a bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together
Yokenoun
a frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape
Yokenoun
a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke
Yokenoun
a frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence
Yokenoun
a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell
Yokenoun
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
Yokenoun
a bent crosspiece connecting two other parts
Yokenoun
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
Yokenoun
a band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt
Yokenoun
fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection
Yokenoun
a mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service
Yokenoun
two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together
Yokenoun
the quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen
Yokenoun
a portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon
Yokeverb
to put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen
Yokeverb
to couple; to join with another
Yokeverb
to enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine
Yokeverb
to be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate
Etymology: [OE. yok, 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.]
Wikidata
Yoke
A yoke is a wooden beam, normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. A pair of oxen may be called a yoke of oxen, and yoke is also a verb, as in "to yoke a pair of oxen". Other animals that may be yoked include horses, mules, donkeys and water buffalo.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Yoke
yōk, n. that which joins together: the frame of wood joining oxen for drawing together: any similar frame, as one for carrying pails: (prov.) a chain of hills: a stretch of work—e.g. from meal-time to meal-time: a mark of servitude: slavery: a pair or couple.—v.t. to put a yoke on: to join together: to enslave.—v.i. to be joined: to go along with.—ns. Yoke′-dev′il (Shak.), a companion devil; Yoke′-fell′ow, -mate, an associate: a mate or fellow.—adj. Yoke′-toed, pair-toed.—n. Yōk′ing, as much work as is done at a stretch. [A.S. geoc, iuc, ioc; Ger. joch; L. jugum, Gr. zygon.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Yoke
In an electro-magnet, the piece of iron which connects the ends furthest from the poles of the two portions of the core on which the wire is wound.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
yoke
A transverse board or metal bar, a substitute for the tiller, which crosses the head of a boat's rudder, and having two lines extending from its opposite extremities to the stern-sheets of the boat, whereby she is steered.
Rap Dictionary
yokenoun
A choke hold. Your bankroll is your poke, a choke hold is a yoke -- Big L (Ebonics)Throw em in the yoke, boom!, then I knock em out -- Big Punisher (Beware)
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
YOKE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yoke is ranked #65782 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Yoke surname appeared 301 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yoke.
86.3% or 260 total occurrences were White.
6.9% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
4.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.6% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of yoke in a Sentence
Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.
In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history -- the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham, and the dream of a Baptist preacher -- met on this bridge.
Knowledge is like an egg, and revelation is the yoke of an egg, until the egg is cracked, and the albumen is spilled, the revelation of the knowledge remains unknown and produces no result.
Turkey has no ambition in northeastern Syria except to neutralize a long-standing threat against Turkish citizens and to liberate the local population from the yoke of armed thugs.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Translations for yoke
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- көйәнтәBashkir
- хаму́т, і́га, ярмо́Belarusian
- и́гоBulgarian
- yevBreton
- enjovar, júnyer, junyir, jou, cobleCatalan, Valencian
- jařmoCzech
- иго, ⰹⰳⱁOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- iauWelsh
- ågDanish
- Joch, TragjochGerman
- jugoEsperanto
- uncir, yunta, yugoSpanish
- ikeEstonian
- یوغPersian
- iesFinnish
- okFaroese
- jougFrench
- gabháilIrish
- xugo, canga, xunguirGalician
- iga, járomHungarian
- լծել, լուծArmenian
- giogo, aggiogare, coppiaItalian
- くびき, 天秤棒Japanese
- უღელიGeorgian
- 겨리, 멍에Korean
- nîrKurdish
- моюнтурукKyrgyz
- iugumLatin
- JachLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- jungasLithuanian
- jūgs, iejūgsLatvian
- iokaMāori
- јарем, игоMacedonian
- samenspannen, in de echt verbinden (huwelijk), jukDutch
- åkNorwegian
- josOccitan
- koromysło, jarzmoPolish
- jugo, unirPortuguese
- înjuga, jugRomanian
- соединять, и́го, хому́т, коромы́сло, объединять, ярмо́, коке́ткаRussian
- युगSanskrit
- giuvu, giuale, giubu, giuabi, giú, giuuSardinian
- igo, јарам, иго, jaramSerbo-Croatian
- jarmoSlovak
- jarem, komatSlovene
- zgjedhëAlbanian
- okSwedish
- boyundurukTurkish
- коромисло, хому́т, і́го, ярмо́Ukrainian
- djeuWalloon
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