yoke

yoke
jəuk 1. noun
1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) spann
2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) åk
3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) åk
4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) bærestykke, skulderparti
2. verb
(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) legge i spann
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subst. \/jəʊk\/
1) (også overført) åk
2) (i flertall: yoke) par, spann
five yoke of oxen
fem spann okser
3) (sjøfart) roråk, rorflyndre, rorkvadrant
4) (søm) bærestykke
5) (teknikk) åk, åregaffel, bøyle
endure the yoke tåle undertrykkelsens åk
pass under the yoke eller come under the yoke gå under åket
put to the yoke eller put the yoke on (om okser e.l.) legge åket på, spenne for
submit to the yoke bøye nakken under åket, la seg kue
the yoke of matrimony ekteskapets åk, ekteskapets bånd
throw off the yoke eller shake off the yoke kaste av (seg) åket
II
verb \/jəʊk\/
1) legge åk på, spenne for
yoke oxen to a plough
spenne okser for plogen
they yoked the wagon
de spente for vognen
2) (også yoke together) feste sammen (med åk)
3) (overført) koble sammen, forene
4) (gammeldags) underkue, undertrykke
yoked to (også) forent i ekteskap med
yoke to eller yoke with (overført) koble sammen med, forene med, pare med

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  • YOKE — (Heb. עוֹל). In the Bible The yoke was usually made from a circular wooden halter which was placed on the animal s neck, and harnessed to a plow, cart, or other vehicle. Pegs, two on each side, with the neck of the animal between them, were… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Yoke — (y[=o]k), n. [OE. yok, [yogh]oc, AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zy gon, Skr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. ?, Skr. yui. [root]109, 280. Cf. {Join},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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