(Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
(Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
(Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
(Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
(Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
(agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(archaic) A pair of things linked in some way.
(aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
(bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
(chiefly England, regional (especially Kent), and Scotland, historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
(chiefly Kent, archaic) An area of arable land, specifically one consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50–60 acres (20–24 hectares); hence, a small manor or piece of land.
(chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
(chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
(clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
(electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
(electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
(glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
(nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
(video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
From sense 1.1: a bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
From sense 1.3.1: something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
Misspelling of yolk.
verb
(agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(chiefly Scotland, archaic, passive) To be joined to (another person) in wedlock (often with the implication that it is a burdensome state); to be or become married to (someone).
(chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To be or become joined in wedlock; to be married, to wed.
(obsolete) To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave; to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.
yore
yore
adv
(obsolete) In time long past; long ago.
noun
(poetic) a time long past.
yote
yote
noun
Abbreviation of coyote.
verb
(UK dialectal) To pour water on; pour in.
(archaic or dialectal) To steep.
simple past tense of yeet
yowe
yowe
noun
(archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland) A ewe; a female sheep.
