yoke+of+animals
21yoke — [OE] The etymological ideal underlying yoke is of ‘joining’ – here, of joining two animals together. The word came ultimately from Indo European *jugom, which also produced Latin jugum ‘yoke’ (source of English conjugal, jugular [16], and… …
22yoke — A frame of wood with vertical pins which effectively separated the oxen [[➝ ox]] so that together they could pull heavy loads. The yoke was a single cross bar with rope nooses that were fastened round the animals necks. The cross bar was attached …
23yoke — [[t]jo͟ʊk[/t]] yokes, yoking, yoked 1) N SING: usu N of n, adj N If you say that people are under the yoke of a bad thing or person, you mean they are forced to live in a difficult or unhappy state because of that thing or person. [LITERARY]… …
24yoke — 1. verb /jəʊk/ a) To link or to join. b) To unite, to connect. 2. noun /jəʊk/ a) A bar or …
25yoke — [jəʊk] noun [C] a wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle • the yoke of sth formal a situation or experience that limits your freedom[/ex] …
26yoke — another name for a pair. The yoke is used in describing teams of animals, especially oxen, used to pull plows or wagons …
27yoke — n 1. harness, collar, frame, oxbow and bar; hitch, link, bond, tie, knot; coupler, coupling, connective; fastening, connection, attachment. 2.(of draft animals) pair, brace, span, team, couple. v 3. harness, hitch, attach; fasten, join, connect,… …
28Neck yoke — Yoke Yoke (y[=o]k), n. [OE. yok, [yogh]oc, AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zy gon, Skr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. ?, Skr. yui. [root]109, 280. Cf …
29Pig yoke — Yoke Yoke (y[=o]k), n. [OE. yok, [yogh]oc, AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zy gon, Skr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. ?, Skr. yui. [root]109, 280. Cf …
30List of the animals in the Bible — See main article Animals in the Bible. The following is a list of animals whose name appears in the Bible. Whenever required for the identification, the Hebrew name will be indicated, as well as the specific term used by Zoologists. This list… …
