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yoke (enc)

Yoke

Noun1.yoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
tucker - a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
2.yoke - an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
3.yoke - two items of the same kind
2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
4.yoke - a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
pair - two people considered as a unit
5.yoke - support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
6.yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
7.yoke - stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
Verb1.yoke - become joined or linked together
animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
2.yoke - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
attach - cause to be attached
3.yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
attach - cause to be attached
inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"
unyoke - remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow"

 

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