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Word: yoke
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
- aviation The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.
- bodybuilding Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
- informal|Ireland An undefined object, a gadget.
- electronics The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
- figuratively A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
- yolk
- nautical A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
- The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
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Verb:
- To link or to join.
- To unite, to connect.
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