Yoked definition

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective yoked.

Also called fork. British Dialect. Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo then sought to bring the hulking Garner down by yoking him around the neck. Who can refrain from a smile at the yoking together of such a pair of appellatives as Diogenes Teufelsdrockh? There the boys sat, hugely enjoying the situation, while the others were loading the wagon and yoking the oxen on the other side. Those which are of one kind may be termed, from their habit of yoking themselves together, zygoblasts, or conjugating cells.

Yoked definition

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Add to word list Add to word list. Two oxen yoked to a plough walked wearily up and down the field. Fastening and tying. All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance. Connecting and combining. Browse yogurt. Read More.

Yoked definition

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A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load.

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