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yoke

noun

A bar, frame, or fitting that connects parts or harnesses working animals together.

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The Bell That Rang at Low Tide · paragraph 4

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A carpenter repaired the wooden yoke joining the two oxen.
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In the stern, the carpenter inspected the wooden yoke that joined the steering lines to the rudder.
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This entry is part of the GlobalRPh vocabulary collection. Definitions are concise study meanings. Examples combine original teaching sentences with selected passages adapted from the supplied study notes; their source is labeled beside each example. A word may have additional specialized or historical senses.

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