yoke

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English ġeoc, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with Latin iugum (English jugular), Sanskrit युग (yugá), “‘yoke, team’”), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (Russian иго), Persian یوغ (yogh). Compare yoga.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to yoke

Third person singular
yokes

Simple past
yoked

Past participle
yoked

Present participle
yoking

to yoke (third-person singular simple present yokes, present participle yoking, simple past and past participle yoked)

  1. To link or to join.
  2. To unite, to connect.

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link or join

[edit] Noun

Singular
yoke

Plural
yokes

yoke (plural yokes)

  1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
  2. (figuratively) A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
  3. The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
  4. (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
  5. Common misspelling of yolk
  6. The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
  7. (informal, Irish) An undefined object, a gadget.
  8. (aviation) The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.

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wooden bar
electromagnetic coil
nautical yoke
yoke of a shirt
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