a bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.-a frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.-a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.-a frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.-a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it.  see illust. of bell.-a crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder.  to its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.-a bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.-a tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.-a band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.-fig.: that which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.-a mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.-two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.-the quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.-a portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.-to put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.-to couple; to join with another.-to enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.-to be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.