yoke
noun
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.
was yoking
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past progressiveof yoke.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Another was yoking oxen; a third going out singing to work in the fields.
From The Path to Rome by Hilaire Belloc
