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yoke
1[ yohk ]
/ yoʊk /
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noun, plural yokes for 1, 3-20, yoke for 2.
verb (used with object), yoked, yok·ing.
verb (used without object), yoked, yok·ing.
to be or become joined, linked, or united.
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Origin of yoke
1First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English yok(e), from Old English geoc; cognate with Dutch juk, German Joch, Old Norse ok, Latin jugum, Greek zygón, Hittite yugan, Sanskrit yuga; (verb) Middle English yoken, Old English geocian, derivative of the noun
synonym study for yoke
2. See pair.
OTHER WORDS FROM yoke
yokeless, adjectivewell-yoked, adjectiveWords nearby yoke
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British Dictionary definitions for yoke
yoke
/ (jəʊk) /
noun plural yokes or yoke
verb
Derived forms of yoke
yokeless, adjectiveWord Origin for yoke
Old English geoc; related to Old High German ioh, Old Norse ok, Gothic juk, Latin iugum, Sanskrit yugam
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Medical definitions for yoke
yoke
[ yōk ]
n.
jugum
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