Topic: TOOLS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | geoc |
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yoke1
[countable]
[countable]1TA a wooden bar used for keeping two animals together, especially cattle, when they are pulling heavy loads
2TZ a frame that you put across your shoulders so that you can carry two equal loads which hang from either side of it
3 something that restricts your freedom, making life difficult : the yoke of tradition
the yoke of something
literarythe yoke of tradition4DCC a part of a skirt or shirt just below the waist or collar, from which the main piece of material hangs in folds
