yoke elm

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

So called because it was often used for making yokes for cattle[1] .

Noun[edit]

yoke elm (plural yoke elms)

  1. (archaic) A European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), a small tree with tough wood.
    Synonym: common hornbeam
  2. A Himalayan hornbeam (Carpinus vimineus).
  3. The wood from these trees.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “yoke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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