yoke

noun/joʊk/

Frequency rank: #11,964 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a wooden bar fastened over the necks of two animals to link them for pulling a load together.

Illustration for the English word “yoke”

Example sentence

The farmer placed the wooden yoke on the two oxen so they could pull the plow together.

Synonyms & related words

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