yoke
Other forms: yoked; yokes; yoking
Ever seen a picture of a farm girl carrying two buckets of water hanging from ropes attached to a stick she's balancing across her shoulders? That stick on her shoulders is a yoke.
Yoke also can mean the stick that connects two work animals together, or the act of connecting two things together as with a yoke. A classic tool of farmers for centuries, the yoke has also become a symbol of oppression — no one wants to live under the yoke of a tyrant's rule. Do not confuse yoke with yolk, the yellow part of an egg.
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support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each endtype of:supportany device that bears the weight of another thing
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stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
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a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke“pulled by a yoke of oxen”type of:pairtwo people considered as a unit
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link with or as with a yoke
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put a yoke on or join with a yoke
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become joined or linked together
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a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move togethersynonyms: coupling
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two items of the same kind
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an oppressive power“under the yoke of a tyrant”“they threw off the yoke of domination”type of:oppressionthe state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
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fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
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