yoke in Turkish

yoke in Turkish

What does "yoke" mean?

1. noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.
   "The farmer fitted the oxen with a heavy wooden yoke before ploughing the field."
2. noun The part of a garment that fits around the shoulders or hips, from which the rest hangs.
   "The dress had an embroidered yoke across the shoulders."
3. noun Figuratively, a burden, bond, or restraint imposed on someone, such as oppression or an obligation.
   "The country finally threw off the yoke of foreign rule."
4. verb To join two draught animals together with a yoke, or attach them to a cart or plough.
   "They yoked the oxen at dawn before setting out to plough."

yoke in a sentence

• The farmer fitted the oxen with a heavy wooden yoke before ploughing the field.
• The dress had an embroidered yoke across the shoulders.
• The country finally threw off the yoke of foreign rule.
• Marriage was described in the old text as "the marriage yoke."

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