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yoke
Anoun
yoke
 stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
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yoke
 fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
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yoke, coupling
 a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
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yoke
 support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
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yoke
 a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
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couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
 two items of the same kind
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yoke
 an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
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Bverb
yoke
 put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
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yoke, link
 link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
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yoke
 become joined or linked together
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