The meaning of YOKE is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together. How to use yoke in a sentence.
YOKE definition: a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. See examples of yoke used in a sentence.
A yoke is a term (and object) we now hardly use or see in the modern world but yokes had significant relevance in the days of Jesus. Let's explore the original definition of yoke in the Bible and why exactly Jesus used it in his teachings!
Japanese fashion label YOKE, started by designer Norio Terada in 2018, produces casual knit clothing that we can wear any time as we pursue our usual lifestyle.
Yoke Bullock cart with a yoke Withers yoke 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; some yokes are fitted to individual animals. There are several types of yoke, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen.
From Middle English yok, yoke, ȝok [1] from Old English ġeoc (“yoke”), from Proto-Germanic *juką (“yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”), from *yewg- (“to join; to tie together, yoke”). [2] Doublet of yuga, jugum, yoga and possibly yogh. Senses 3.1 (“area of arable land”) and 3.2 (“amount of work done with draught animals”) probably referred to the area ...