GRE Word List
YOKE
a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
The meaning of the word yoke is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
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