noun
plural yokes
[count] :a bar or frame that is attached to the heads or necks of two work animals (such as oxen) so that they can pull a plow or heavy load
[singular] formal + literary :something that causes people to be treated cruelly and unfairly especially by taking away their freedom - + of
verb
yokes; yoked; yoking
[+ obj] :to connect (two animals) by a yoke