Yoke ( noun , verb , verb )

(As a noun)

Yoke ( noun )

1. A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.
2. A similar device fastened over the shoulders of a person, especially a prisoner or slave, as a symbol of subjection or punishment.
3. A frame or device, typically curved, for holding or restraining an animal or person, especially an oxen or a prisoner.

Origin:

From middle english yoke, from old english geoc, from proto-germanic *juką, from proto-indo-european *yugóm.

Examples:

1. The farmer put the yoke on the oxen and they began to pull the plow.
2. The slaves were forced to wear a yoke as a symbol of their subjugation.
3. The prisoner was made to wear a yoke as punishment.
4. The yoke on the plow allows the farmer to control the direction of the plowing.
5. The yoke of the harness is used to attach the horse to the cart.

(As a verb)

Yoke ( verb )

1. A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.
2. A similar device fastened over the shoulders of a person, especially a prisoner or slave, as a symbol of subjection or punishment.
3. A frame or device, typically curved, for holding or restraining an animal or person, especially an oxen or a prisoner.

Origin:

From middle english yoke, from old english geoc, from proto-germanic *juką, from proto-indo-european *yugóm.

Examples:

1. The farmer put the yoke on the oxen and they began to pull the plow.
2. The slaves were forced to wear a yoke as a symbol of their subjugation.
3. The prisoner was made to wear a yoke as punishment.
4. The yoke on the plow allows the farmer to control the direction of the plowing.
5. The yoke of the harness is used to attach the horse to the cart.

(As a verb)

Yoke ( verb )

1. A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.
2. A similar device fastened over the shoulders of a person, especially a prisoner or slave, as a symbol of subjection or punishment.
3. A frame or device, typically curved, for holding or restraining an animal or person, especially an oxen or a prisoner.

Origin:

From middle english yoke, from old english geoc, from proto-germanic *juką, from proto-indo-european *yugóm.

Examples:

1. The farmer put the yoke on the oxen and they began to pull the plow.
2. The slaves were forced to wear a yoke as a symbol of their subjugation.
3. The prisoner was made to wear a yoke as punishment.
4. The yoke on the plow allows the farmer to control the direction of the plowing.
5. The yoke of the harness is used to attach the horse to the cart.