What is another word for yokes?

Pronunciation: [jˈə͡ʊks] (IPA)

Yokes can refer to tools or implements used to join or couple things together. Synonyms for this word include harnesses, links, connectors, fittings, and couplings. In agricultural terms, yokes can also refer to a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of a pair of oxen to enable them to pull a plow or wagon together. Other synonyms for this type of yoke include collars, harnesses, and bridles. In a more abstract sense, yokes can also refer to burdens or troubles that people carry, and synonyms for this meaning include encumbrances, loads, responsibilities, and difficulties.

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    • Verb, 3rd person singular present
      forks.

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Usage examples for Yokes

He who yokes them to his chariot shall win the race.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
The oxen plunged forward to the yokes, and the great vehicles rolled heavily from their standing place of many weeks.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
These yokes must be cut from boughs that have grown naturally in the shape wanted, else they are not tough enough.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies

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