yoking

Meanings

• verb

  The act or an instance of hitching two animals, especially horses or oxen, to a common cart, plow, or the like, by means of a yoke.

• noun

  A frame, typically with a horizontal bar and two vertical ones, used to support the shoulders of draft animals.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with yoking
oke , soake , poke

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Variants

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yoke , yoked , yokes , yoking

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Forms

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yokes, yoked, yoking

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Etymology

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From Old English yocan, yoke; akin to yoke, yoke oneself, harness.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'yoke' is also used figuratively to refer to a burden or responsibility.

2. In ancient Greece, athletes would compete in the 'yoke race', in which they had to carry a heavy wooden yoke over a long distance.

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Related Concepts

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1. harness: A set of straps, ropes, or other equipment used to control and direct the movement of an animal or vehicle.

2. draft animal: A large animal, such as a horse or ox, used for pulling loads or performing labor.

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Culture

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In literature, yoking is often used as a metaphor for joining or uniting two things, such as in the phrase 'yoked together'. In art, yoking is depicted in paintings and sculptures of farm scenes and in folk art.

How to Memorize "yoking"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine two animals, such as horses, being connected by a yoke as they pull a cart.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'yoking' with the image of a farmer hitching two horses to a plow.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym Y-O-K-E to stand for 'Yoke Of Knowledge' and recall the definition of the word.

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