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Definition of Yoke

Yoke
Yoke Yoke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking.] 1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen. 2. To couple; to join with another. ``Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers.' --2 Cor. vi. 14. Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. --Shak. 3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. Then were they yoked with garrisons. --Milton. The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke. --Hudibras.
Yoke
Yoke Yoke, n. (Chiefly Mach.) A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

Meaning of Yoke from wikipedia

- A yoke is a wooden beam used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxen usually do;...
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