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yoked Definition


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yoke
noun yokes
    1. A wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a plough, cart, etc.
    2. A frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets.
    3. Something oppressive; a great burden.
      Example: the yoke of slavery
    4. Dressmaking, etc the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck.
    5. A pair of animals, especially oxen.
verb yoked, yoking
    1. To join them under or with a yoke (sense 1).
    2. To join or unite them.
      Thesaurus: link, connect, bind, attach, join, couple, wed, conjoin, fix, secure, fasten; Antonym: separate, sever, divorce.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon geoc.

Info:
    These words are sometimes confused with each other.


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